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In a preview clip of Friday's "Ruthless" podcast," Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott threatened to create up to eight new seats for his party if Democratic state lawmakers don't return.
The population survey helps decide how many congressional seats each state gets. Here's why a new one would matter.
Texas Democratic lawmakers remained out of the state Thursday as Republican leaders escalated legal threats to force their return, with Gov. Greg Abbott petitioning the Texas Supreme Court to ...
Donald Trump is urging Texas Republicans to redraw the state's congressional map to give him a boost ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Thursday announced an investigation into a political action committee to see if it is ...
After leaving Texas for Illinois to prevent a legislative vote on a Republican redistricting plan, state House Democratic ...
A constitutional law expert says the governor and the attorney general are treading upon separation of powers doctrine .
Casar said the proposed congressional map was drawn by Trump's administration and threatens "millions of Texans' voting ...
A Republican plan to add five congressional seats in Texas has moved outside the state's borders and even beyond the state's Democrats' exodus.
Gov. Greg Abbott asked the Texas Supreme Court Tuesday night to remove state Rep. Gene Wu, chairman of the Texas House ...
In a high-stakes skirmish over a GOP scheme to squeeze more House seats out of Texas, a buffer against losses in next year’s ...
Texas Democrats left the state to stop a Republican-led effort to change the state’s congressional boundaries, setting off a ...