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Texas lawmakers to consider restoring limits on late voter registration changes

Legislation pushed by Gov. Greg Abbott would bar voters at the polls from immediately casting a ballot based on a last-minute ...

Abbott Expands Texas Agenda In Second Special Session: No Same-Day Voting, New Police Funding Plans

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott expanded the agenda for the state’s second special legislative session, adding measures to ban ...

See how new voting maps in Texas and California would shift the political landscape

The major parties' redistricting battle escalated this week, with lawmakers in the country's two most populous states each ...

Mexican immigrant-turned-congresswoman blasts Dem claims Texas redistricting hurts Hispanic vote

Texas redistricting creates Hispanic-majority districts as border counties flip Republican, sparking debate over minority ...

Texas Senate panel advances House-drawn map, teeing it up for full vote

A Texas Senate committee on Thursday passed a new set of congressional lines, which were passed in the Texas House the day ...

Senate Democrat plans to filibuster ahead of final Texas redistricting vote

State Sen. Carol Alvarado of Houston said she planned to hold the floor as long as possible ahead of a final vote.

Accusations of racism dominate Texas debate over redistricting, Representatives react to the vote

Under the newly drawn maps, Republicans will likely increase the number of seats in Texas from 25 to 30 and Democrats will ...

Newsom signs ‘Election Rigging Response Act’ in retaliation to Texas moves

California passes bills to let voters redraw U.S. House maps in 2026, countering Texas’ planned redistricting to boost GOP ...