Aug 04 Texas governor threatens to remove Democrats who left state over Trump-backed redistricting By Joey Cappelletti, Andrew DeMillo, Associated Press The dramatic move Sunday could expose Democrats to fines and other penalties. Democrats have cast the decision to leave the state as a last-ditch effort to stop Republicans from pushing through a rare mid-decade redrawing of the congressional map. Continue reading
Aug 03 Texas Democrats leave the state in effort block vote on redrawn House map backed by Trump By Joey Cappelletti, Andrew DeMillo, Associated Press The dramatic move could expose Democrats to fines and other penalties — with the state's attorney general having previously threatened to arrest them if they took such an action. Continue reading
Jul 31 Watch 5:23 The Texas redistricting battle and its impact on next year’s midterms By Ali Rogin, Ali Schmitz, Laken Kincaid Texas lawmakers are revisiting their congressional maps in a rare mid-decade review to redraw their lines in favor of Republicans. President Trump urged leaders in the state to restructure their maps in an attempt to maintain GOP control of the… Continue watching
Jul 31 Kerr County’s top leaders were asleep, out of town during initial hours of Texas flood crisis By Nadia Lathan, Sean Murphy, Associated Press Two top leaders in a rural Texas county were asleep and a third was out of town in the initial hours of a catastrophic flood that came barreling through the region, causing widespread destruction and killing more than 130 people earlier this… Continue reading
Jul 30 Texas Republicans push new congressional map creating more GOP seats By Joey Cappelletti, John Hanna, Nadia Lathan, Associated Press Texas Republicans have proposed a new congressional map that creates five additional GOP-leaning districts as they brace for a challenging midterm election in 2026. Continue reading
Jul 23 Texas lawmakers review catastrophic floods but say they aren’t out to assign blame By Nadia Lathan, Associated Press Texas lawmakers say they aren't seeking to assign blame or “armchair quarterback” as they review the catastrophic July 4 floods that killed at least 136 people. Continue reading
Jul 22 Watch 5:59 Volunteers provide relief and restore hope for Texas flood victims By William Brangham, Courtney Norris As cleanup operations from the catastrophic flooding continue in Texas, the number of people missing stands at three. Local officials say that many of the individuals initially reported missing have been found safe. The tragedy killed at least 135 people,… Continue watching
Jul 21 Watch 8:24 O’Rourke says ‘we have to fight back’ as Trump pushes Texas to redraw congressional maps By Amna Nawaz, Stephanie Kotuby, Alexa Gold Texas lawmakers convened for a special session and one agenda item was added at the request of President Trump. He's pushing the Republican-controlled legislature to redraw congressional district lines in their favor ahead of the 2026 midterms. Amna Nawaz discussed… Continue watching
Jul 21 What are the risks if Texas Republicans redraw House districts at Trump’s urging? By Nicholas Riccardi, Nadia Lathan, Associated Press The midcycle redrawing of political lines complicates Democrats' plans to begin regaining power in Washington, and they have few avenues to push back. Continue reading
Jul 20 Watch 2:26 News Wrap: Number of missing from Texas floods drops to 3 people In our news wrap Sunday, only three people remain unaccounted for from the July 4 Texas floods, the driver who plowed a car into a crowd in Los Angeles was charged with assault with a deadly weapon, the Kremlin said… Continue watching