Texas GOP shadow battle emerges over Dem runaways

How a US Senate race is shaping the fight over redistricting in Texas

The Texas redistricting battle intensifies as U.S. Senate candidates use the contentious fight for political leverage, amplifying tensions between Democrats and Republicans.

Texas GOP shadow battle emerges over Dem runaways

A chasm has emerged between two Texas Republican Senate candidates in the legal fight    against Democrats who fled the state to block a redistricting push.  State GOP leaders are pushing several courts to clear the way for lawmakers to achieve a quorum and pass a new House map.  It has also become a shadow war in the state’s upcoming Senate GOP primary.  Incumbent Sen. John Cornyn went to the Texas Supreme Court to accuse his conservative prima…

Texas legal battles over redistricting swell; second special session set

Democrats have refused to give Governor Greg Abbott the seats he wants to give to President Donald Trump.

Texas Republicans and Democrats, locked in redistricting battle, weaponize flood response

With Democrats’ walkout over redistricting bringing the House to a standstill, both parties are accusing each other of abandoning Central Texas flood victims.

Democratic leader blasts GOP’s ‘pitiful’ attempt to weaponize FBI

Democratic Rep. Hakeem Jeffries of New York appeared on MSNBC Tuesday to remind viewers that Texas Republicans, including Sen. John Cornyn, have escalated their undemocratic redistricting effort in a desperate attempt to rig upcoming elections. “Senator Cornyn's suggestion to try and weaponize the FBI is pitiful,” Jeffries said. “It's sad because the senator has presented himself for decades as someone of integrity. And now that he's in the race…

Texas redistricting fight provides Democratic Senate contenders with a megaphone

The Texas redistricting fight has provided the Democrats eyeing the state’s Senate race with an elevated platform ahead of a potentially crowded primary clash