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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott accuses Rep. Jasmine Crockett of racism after she objects to redistricting plan
It wouldn’t be a day ending in "Y" if Jasmine Crockett didn’t say something racist,' Abbott said on Fox News without offering ...
Newsom urges Trump to abandon redistricting fight as Texas Republicans remain stymied on new maps
Texas Republicans are trying to reconvene the state Legislature to vote on redrawing congressional maps in their party's ...
Texas Legislature to take another swing at redistricting vote as Democrats extend their walkout
Texas Republicans are trying to reconvene the state Legislature to vote on redrawing congressional maps in their party’s ...
Bernie Sanders slams Texas GOP redistricting plans as ‘pathetic,’ urges Democrats to ‘fight back’
Senator Bernie Sanders, a longtime opponent of gerrymandering who called Texas Republicans’ redistricting plans “pathetic,” ...
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott moves to amp up the pressure on Democrats who fled in redistricting standoff
More than 50 Texas Democratic legislators left the state to block a GOP effort to redraw congressional lines. Abbott said ...
Texas House set to reconvene as redistricting standoff enters its second week
Members of the Texas House of Representatives will attempt once again to meet a quorum Monday, more than a week into a ...
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Republican Party of Texas sets stage to censure members who stepped out of line in likely bid to block them from primary ballot
Republicans who are censured by their county party leaders may be blocked from the primary ballot under a new party rule ...
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker blasts Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Trump over GOP redistricting efforts
Last week, Pritzker appeared alongside Texas Democrats who fled their state in protest of the proposed new congressional maps ...
Texas DA Could Face Prison for Weed Smoking Protest
Possessing cannabis in Texas is classed as a Class B misdemeanor. This carries up to 180 days in prison and up to a $2,000 fine. Transporting cannabis across state lines also carries a potential ...
Former AG says FBI can’t return Texas lawmakers who fled state
Former Attorney General Eric Holder said Sunday that the FBI does not have jurisdiction to return Texas Democratic lawmakers ...