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Trump aides want Texas to redraw its congressional maps so GOP gets extra seats
The plan would shift voters from safely red districts into blue ones. Members of the GOP delegation aren't sold.
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick uses statewide tour to make his case for Texas THC ban
Despite polls showing middling support for the ban, he has been touring the state to tout all of the Texas Legislature’s ...
Jeffries all but dares Texas GOP to redraw district lines: ‘Careful what you wish for’
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) sees a potential path to a Democratic majority in an unlikely place: deep-red Texas.  The White House is reportedly pressing Texas Republicans to ...
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Before celebrating its end, Texas GOP pioneered in-state tuition for undocumented students
Texas Republicans saw expanding college access for certain undocumented students as a way to build an educated workforce. Now ...
Democrats fantasize — again — about blue Texas. Will this Republican help them? | Opinion
Another factor in Democrats’ favor is the backlash most presidents’ parties face in midterm elections. Texas Democrats would ...
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott calls legislative session the best he’s ever had
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said this was his best legislative session ever, and looked forward to his reelection campaign in an ...
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A Texas Republican new to Congress, Brandon Gill has a knack for getting noticed
With a scant legislative record but a lot of face recognition, the representative from North Texas has found a way to make a ...
Texas Republican says LA is ‘tip of the iceberg’ as deportations nationwide ‘about to go way up’
Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas), who represents a southern border district, praised President Trump’s deployment of the National ...