I represent the people of El Paso, Texas in the state legislature, a west Texas district that is a 14-hour drive away from the Louisiana border. Yet, data from the Texas Legislative Council indicates ...

FORT WORTH, Texas — Texas Republicans released their proposed map as they try to heed President Trump’s call to flip five Congressional districts for Republicans ahead of the midterms. The newly ...

A map of the proposed changes to Texas congressional districts sits on a Texas House member's desk on Aug. 20, 2025. “Fresh off Texas Senate's approval, new congressional map is target of lawsuit” was ...

In their bid for five more congressional seats, Texas Republicans are turning to an unlikely source to help spread out their gains: noncitizens. Four of the five districts that are drawn to be newly ...

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Melissa Quinn is a senior reporter for CBSNews.com, where she covers U.S. politics, with a focus on the Supreme Court and federal courts. Washington — The Texas Legislature is convening Monday for a ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — As Texas Republicans plow ahead with a plan to redraw congressional maps ahead of schedule, many governors are increasingly grappling with an issue that they didn’t think ...

House Democrats are hammering President Trump and GOP leaders for their effort to redraw the congressional map in Texas, accusing the Republicans of “rigging” the system to keep a grip on power — and ...

The Texas Legislature redrew the state's congressional districts after a bitter, partisan battle. Republicans undertook the rare, mid-decade redistricting in hopes of picking up five additional ...

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