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Texas redistricting fight shakes up battle lines for both parties in key US Senate race

All three Democrats are either declared or potential contenders for the Senate seat on the ballot in next year's midterm ...

Exclusive: Gene Wu joins strategy call with Democratic legislators about fighting GOP-run redistricting beyond Texas

Texas state Rep. Gene Wu joined a private strategy call on Thursday with Democratic leaders from other GOP-led states that ...
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Democrats wanted someone to ‘punch back.’ They got him when California Gov. Newsom took on Texas

Democrats are searching for a leader to take on President Trump. Gov. Gavin Newsom embraced that role with new online ...

Texas redistricting map: How the GOP could increase its stronghold

Texas is on the brink of redrawing congressional districts in a partisan bid to give Republicans five additional districts.

New poll: Beto O’Rourke leads Colin Allred in hypothetical Texas Senate primary

A new poll shows Beto O’Rourke has a 20-point lead over Colin Allred in a hypothetical Democratic primary showdown for U.S. Senate. The Texas Southern University survey reflects O’Rourke’s popularity ...

Is this legal? A look at why North Texas Democratic Rep. Nicole Collier remains in state Capitol

SMU political science professor Matthew Wilson explains the rarely enforced rules being applied during this second special ...

Texas Democrats who fled state in protest of gerrymandering return home, restoring quorum

More than 50 Texas Democratic lawmakers who fled their state two weeks ago in protest of their Republican colleagues’ ...

California races to counter Texas in nationwide fight over election maps

California Democrats are rushing Thursday to advance a plan to draw a new congressional map, aiming to counter Texas Republicans in a national fight between the two parties to seize an advantage in ...