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The Texas Tribune on MSNFormer Speaker Dade Phelan won’t seek reelection to Texas House
As speaker, Phelan oversaw passage of numerous conservative priorities, but he gave up the gavel under pressure from the far right over the House’s impeachment of Attorney General Ken Paxton.
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FOX 7 Austin on MSN"Cowardice and Cheats": Texas House passes controversial map over Democratic opposition
The Texas House of Representatives has approved a new congressional district map with a vote of 88-52. The map is designed to give Republicans five new seats in Congress and has been criticized by Democrats as an attempt to "steal" seats. The bill now moves to the Texas Senate, where it is expected to pass and be signed by Governor Abbott.
House Bill 4 advances after a partisan vote. The full Senate is expected to take up the controversial redistricting measure on Friday.
Lawmakers in the Texas House will vote on six bills aimed at addressing the Central Texas floods that killed 137 people.
Lawmakers who lead the states are both seeking to add five U.S. House seats for their respective parties, after Trump, who's eager to maintain the narrow GOP majority in the House, pushed the Texas Legislature to redistrict and help Republicans in the 2026 midterm elections.
Rep. Nicole Collier’s overnight stay stemmed from Republicans in the Texas House requiring returning Democrats to sign what the Democrats called “permission slips,” agreeing to around-the-clock surveillance by state Department of Public Safety officers to leave the floor. Collier, of Fort Worth, refused and remained on the House floor Monday night.
With the GOP-driven redrawing of congressional boundaries about to become law, Texas Democrats move to the next stage of their fight. Was the quorum
Texas state Rep. Nicole Collier spent the night in the Austin statehouse and plans to stay there until Wednesday's session after refusing a police escort.