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First domino in national redistricting fight likely to fall with Texas GOP poised for vote on maps

Furious national Democrats have vowed payback for the Texas map, with California's legislature poised to approve new maps ...

Even at the grocery store, Texas troopers don’t let Democrats out of sight after walkout

Texas Republicans insisted that Democrats have around-the-clock police escorts to ensure they wouldn’t leave again.

Texas House reconvenes, poised to advance controversial Republican redistricting plan

House Bill 4, the redistricting legislation, is the only item on the lawmakers' agenda when they reconvene on Wednesday.

Both parties expect a GOP map in Texas to clear a big hurdle in a national fight over redistricting

The Republican-controlled Texas House of Representatives on Wednesday kicked off a heated debate over a new congressional map ...
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Texas Democrat Says DPS Escort Threatened To Arrest Her During Morning Walk

Austin Democratic state Rep. Sheryl Cole says a Department of Public Safety (DPS) officer assigned to escort her threatened ...