Aug 25 Watch 7:12 Democratic Rep. Doggett on Texas redistricting battle and party’s pushback against Trump By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura Democratic Party leaders from across the country are meeting in Minneapolis as the party reckons with its 2024 losses and faces Republican redistricting. In Texas, Democratic Rep. Lloyd Doggett said he would retire if the new congressional maps stand. Lisa… Continue watching
Aug 23 Texas Senate passes redrawn congressional map favoring GOP, sends to governor By Jim Vertuno, Joey Cappelletti, Hallie Golden, Associated Press President Donald Trump has pushed for the map to help the GOP maintain its slim majority in Congress in the 2026 midterm elections. It has five new districts that would favor Republicans. Continue reading
Aug 22 WATCH: Texas Democrats prepare final show of resistance against Republican-backed redrawn maps By Jim Vertuno, Joey Cappelletti, Associated Press Democratic state Sen. Carol Alvarado said on social media that she plans to speak well into Friday evening to block the map from final passage. Continue reading
Aug 21 WATCH: California legislature approves special election on new congressional map favoring Democrats By Sophie Austin, Trân Nguyễn, Associated Press Lawmakers voted mostly along party lines after hours of debate. Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, who pushed for the high-stakes effort to counter Texas, is expected to sign the legislation later Thursday. Continue reading
Aug 21 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. Continue reading
Aug 20 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. Continue reading
Aug 19 Texas says measles outbreak that sickened 762 people is over By Devi Shastri, Associated Press State officials credit testing, vaccination, monitoring and education with helping to end the outbreak. Continue reading
Aug 19 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. Continue reading
Aug 18 Watch 5:58 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… Continue watching
Aug 18 WATCH: Texas Democrats end walkout over redistricting, return to Texas Capitol By Bill Barrow, Fernanda Figueroa, Associated Press Cheering supporters greeted returning lawmakers inside the Capitol before the House convened for a brief session. Continue reading