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WATCH: Texas Senate considers redistricting measure that will likely add five GOP seats

By David A. Lieb, Associated Press, Jesse Bedayn, Associated Press/ Report for America

Texas Republicans passed a map creating five new winnable seats for the GOP in that state's House of Representatives on Wednesday.

California set to pass a new congressional map after Texas’ move to boost Republicans

By Jim Vertuno, Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has engineered the high-risk strategy in response to President Donald Trump's own brinkmanship.

WATCH: Texas House GOP approves new congressional maps, sending to state Senate

By Jim Vertuno, Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press

Texas Republicans on Wednesday took the first step toward approving new congressional maps that would give their party as many as five new seats in the House of Representatives, spurring what’s likely to be a national battle over redistricting.

A Texas Democratic state lawmaker stayed overnight in the Legislature to protest required surveillance

By Bill Barrow, Trân Nguyễn, Fernanda Figueroa, John Hanna, Associated Press

Her overnight stay stemmed from Republicans in the Texas House requiring returning Democrats to sign what the Democrats called "permission slips," agreeing to around-the-clock surveillance by state Department of Public Safety officers to leave the floor.

How partisan redistricting battles could decide the next Congress

By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura

Texas lawmakers are back in session after Democrats returned to the state after leaving to block partisan redistricting. Democrats came back because California is planning its own partisan map to counteract GOP gains in Texas. To discuss how the map…

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Texas Democrats end redistricting walkout after California Democrats move forward with plans to redraw their map

By Associated Press

Democratic leaders say they will return for a second special legislative session after seeing California Democratic leaders proceed with plans to redraw their own U.S. House maps to neutralize Republican gains in Texas.

‘Stop the insanity’: Texas Democrat urges GOP to end redistricting battle

By Geoff Bennett, Kyle Midura

Gov. Gavin Newsom threw down the gauntlet Thursday, saying California will move forward to redraw congressional maps in his party's favor if Texas Republicans do the same. Texas Democrats have blocked the plan by walking out on a special session,…

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WATCH: Newsom announces California is moving ahead on response to Texas redistricting

By Michael R. Blood, Trân Nguyễn, Associated Press

California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Thursday his state will hold a Nov. 4 special election to seek voter approval of new congressional map drawn to try to win Democrats five more U.S. House seats in 2026.

‘Playing with fire’: Newsom urges Trump to abandon partisan redistricting fight

By Bill Barrow, Associated Press

Texas Republicans are trying to reconvene the state Legislature to vote on redrawing congressional maps in their party's favor.

Judge to hear case on whether Trump violated federal law with National Guard deployment in LA

By Janie Har, Olga R. Rodriguez, Associated Press

A federal judge will hear arguments on whether military troops deployed by the Trump administration to Los Angeles violated a federal law that bars troops from conducting law enforcement duties within the country.