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Democrat says Texas "gerrymandering war" shows party's new fiery path

"It's imperative at this moment to use every tool that we have to fight back," Isaiah Martin, a candidate running in Texas's ...

Quorum-breaking Texas Democrats join anti-Trump protest in Millennium Park

At a Fight the Trump Takeover rally in Millennium Park, Rep. Gene Wu, the Texas House minority leader, accuses the state's ...

Obama praises Texas Democrats and calls state redistricting effort ‘a systematic assault on democracy’

Former President Barack Obama waded into the debate over redistricting in a zoom call with Texas House Democrats on Thursday, ...

Texas House ends special session, clearing way for Democrats' return

House Speaker said he expected the missing members to return by Monday to resume work on redistricting, THC rules and flood ...

Texas maps trigger Democratic discord

The new Texas maps are causing quiet discord among House Democrats in danger of being displaced.

Texas Democrats set plan to end nearly 2-week walkout over Republicans’ redraw of US House maps

CHICAGO (AP) — Texas Democrats on Thursday moved closer to ending a nearly two-week walkout that has blocked the GOP’s ...

In Trump's redistricting push, Democrats find an aggressive identity and progressives are on board

Trump's push for states to redraw political maps and create more GOP-friendly House seats in time for the 2026 election has ...

NYT columnist claims Trump and Abbott’s Texas redistricting plans are 'mustard gas on our democracy'

New York Times columnist David Brooks compared Trump's Texas redistricting efforts to 'mustard gas' on democracy, criticizing ...