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Texas House approves GOP congressional map

The vote overcame weeks of protests from House Democrats who fled the state to stall a vote on the mid-cycle redistricting.

NBC News on MSN · 1h

What's next in the battle over redistricting as the Texas House passes new GOP maps

California Democrats are making moves to put a ballot measure pushing pro-Democratic maps before voters this fall. Other Republican-controlled states are looking at redraws, too.

ABC News on MSN · 2h

Texas State House passes new Republican-friendly district maps

The Texas House of Representatives passed a Republican-favored congressional map Wednesday night that could flip five districts red.

Nicole Collier, Texas House of Representatives and Democrats

NPR · 1d

Texas state Rep. Nicole Collier on staying in statehouse after refusing police escort

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks to Texas state Rep. Nicole Collier, a Democrat who slept in the Texas House chamber after refusing Republicans' demand that Democrats leave only with police escort.

CBS Texas on MSN · 1d

Is this legal? A look at why North Texas Democratic Rep. Nicole Collier remains in state Capitol

A Texas House member from Fort Worth prepares to spend another night inside the Capitol in a political showdown over the rules established by the state legislature. Rep. Nicole Collier, who represents District 95 in East Fort Worth,

Austin American-Statesman · 1d

Rep. Nicole Collier camps out in House chamber in Democrats' last stand against GOP redistricting

This photo provided by Texas Rep. Gene Wu shows Democratic Texas state Rep. Nicole Collier speaking on the House floor on Monday, Aug. 18, 2025 in Austin. Sam Parker wears an outfit from "The Handmaid's Tale" as she protests the confinement of Rep.

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Live updates: Texas House approves new congressional maps that favor Republicans in 2026 midterms

The Republican-controlled Texas House of Representatives passed Wednesday a redrawn congressional map that creates up to five ...

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Texas House approves new congressional maps that favor Republicans. See a recap of Wednesday.

The maps, which create up to five new winnable GOP seats in Congress ahead of the 2026 midterms, still need to be approved by ...

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Some Texas Democrats rip up agreements to leave House floor under police escort and will spend night in chamber in protest

Several Texas state House Democrats ripped up the written agreements that allowed them to leave the chamber with a police ...

The Texas Tribune on MSN2d

Rep. Ray Lopez of San Antonio will not seek reelection to Texas House

State Rep. Ray Lopez, a San Antonio Democrat, will not seek reelection to a fifth term in the Legislature’s lower chamber.

A Texas Democrat sleeps at the Capitol to protest GOP actions in Texas redistricting fight

A Texas Democrat has stayed overnight at the state Capitol to protest how the Texas House’s top Republican had dozens of her ...

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Democratic Texas lawmaker passes 24-hour mark on state House floor after refusing GOP demand for law enforcement escort

Democratic Texas state Rep. Nicole Collier has now spent over 24 hours on the Texas House floor in protest after refusing a ...

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