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Texas Senators Advance Redistricting Plan in Sunday Hearing
Governor Abbott called a second special session after Democrats' walkout blocked a vote on congressional maps during the first session, escalating the legislative standoff.
- On Friday, Governor Greg Abbott called a second special session less than two hours after the first ended when Texas House Democrats refused to return for a vote.
- To block the maps, Democratic lawmakers fled Texas on Aug. 3, halting the special session by denying a quorum.
- Texas Senate panel, during a Sunday hearing, cleared a map to create five new Republican districts despite overwhelming opposition.
- With Democrats still absent, Burrows said he expects a quorum Monday and aims to finish Abbott’s agenda by Labor Day weekend.
- Governors across the country are now watching as California Democrats initiate their own mid-decade redistricting, and the battle has spread into courts and statehouses in the nation’s two most populous states.
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Texas Pushing Ahead With Redistricting Plans
Texas Republicans on Monday aimed to resume pushing through redrawn US House district maps that would carve out a bigger GOP advantage in the 2026 midterm elections after state Democrats indicated they were ready to end a two-week walkout, the AP reports. In response, California Democrats are also moving ahead...
Texas senators advance redistricting plan in Sunday hearing
AUSTIN (Nexstar) -- Sunday evening, a Texas Senate committee advanced a bill to redraw congressional voting districts in the state. The vote came after a public hearing scheduled for Sunday afternoon. The hearing comes two days after Governor Greg Abbott called a second special session of the Texas Legislature. Congressional redistricting is one of the 19 items on Abbott’s special session agenda. A public hearing is required before a bill can ad…
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