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Texas floods mapped: Here are the affected areas as death toll rises
A week after catastrophic flash floods swept through Central Texas, first responders are still sifting through debris to find ...
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Texas leaders have repeatedly claimed the state’s voting maps are race blind. Until the Trump DOJ disagreed.
Gov. Greg Abbott has acknowledged DOJ concerns that some districts were drawn “along strict racial lines.” Critics say it’s a ...
NWS issues flood watch for Central Texas areas hit by July 4 floods. See map of counties
Parts of Central Texas are under yet another flood watch this weekend. The impacted areas are the same as those hit by the ...
Texas floods latest: Search for over 170 victims paused due to heavy rain as Trump argues Texans got ‘a lot of warning’
Donald Trump has suggested that people were given “a lot of warning” ahead of the devastating floods in the Texas Hill Country on July 4.“The way this happened, there was a very early warning – warned ...
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As Texas Republicans prepare for mid-decade redistricting, cautionary tales loom from the past
Spurred by President Donald Trump’s political team, Texas lawmakers will try to redraw the state’s congressional map to boost ...
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott orders lawmakers to consider redistricting as GOP seeks midterm advantage
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday directed lawmakers to redraw the state’s congressional map as part of a special session ...
Abbott Asks Lawmakers to Redraw Texas’ Congressional Maps in Special Session
Democrats criticized Gov. Greg Abbott for seeking a redistricting, favored by President Trump’s political team, just days ...
Texas to consider redistricting congressional map in special session
The state legislature will take the rare step of considering a mid-decade redrawing of district lines in light of concerns ...
Texas to consider redrawing congressional maps during special legislative session
Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Wednesday that tackling redrawing the state's congressional maps would be part of an ...
Discovery of Victims Slows Nearly a Week After the Texas Floods
In Kerr County, the hardest-hit region, officials said the number of missing remained unchanged, at 161, since Tuesday. The ...
Redistricting expert explains the risks behind GOP plan for new maps
After rumors emerged that President Donald Trump was pushing Texas Republicans to redraw the state’s congressional maps to give the GOP an advantage in the 2026 midterms, Gov. Greg Abbott officially ...