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The Texas gerrymandering showdown is about to get even messier

Things are messy and only getting messier. To understand the showdown in Texas — and its stakes for the rest of the country — Today, Explained co-host Sean Rameswaram spoke with Texas Tribune’s Eleanor Klibanoff.

BBC on MSN · 2d

How a Texas showdown could reshape Congress - and Trump's presidency

Trump appears focused on taking steps to improve his odds of avoiding a similar fate in his second term. He is reportedly fixated on the midterm races and encouraging Texas lawmakers to draw new congressional maps that could increase the likelihood of Republicans winning more House seats from there.

CBC on MSN · 1d

What's up in Texas? Trump's gerrymandering push, explained

U.S. President Donald Trump isn't hiding that the push to redraw electoral boundaries in Texas is all about helping the Republican Party gain more seats in Congress during the 2026 midterms.

Democrats, Greg Abbott and Texas

The Hill on MSN · 2d

Live updates: Texas GOP issues arrest warrants in redistricting showdown with Democrats

Texas Democrats who have taken refuge in blue states to protest GOP-led redistricting in the Lone Star State face civil arrest warrants after missing a legislative session on Monday. Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows (R) signed the warrants,

CNN · 2d

August 5, 2025: Abbott asks Texas Supreme Court to remove key Democrat from office in showdown over redistricting

Gov. Greg Abbott asked the Texas Supreme Court this evening to declare vacant the seat of a key Democratic lawmaker, Rep. Gene Wu, one of the 50 quorum-breaking Democratic House members who fled the state.

Fox News on MSN · 12h

Abbott, Paxton launch legal blitz on fleeing Democrats in redistricting showdown

Texas leaders are trying to force a vote on a new congressional map that heavily favors Republicans — teeing up a showdown with dozens of Democrats in the state.

Texas, Democrats and redistricting

NBC News · 2d

Live / Texas House reconvenes amid redistricting showdown

Watch live coverage as the Texas House of Representatives convenes amid a standoff over a new congressional map. Democratic lawmakers have left the state in order to block the redistricting effort, which has prompted Gov.

CBC on MSN · 2d

Texas House Democrats leave state to delay redistricting vote

At least 51 House Democrats have fled the state of Texas to prevent quorum and delay a redistricting vote that would give Republicans up to five additional seats in the U.S. House of Representatives.

CNN on MSN · 1d

What to expect next in Texas’ redistricting standoff and whether Democrats can be expelled

Most Democrats who left the state to stop the redistricting effort are showing no signs they will come back to Texas. Republicans are escalating their threats, with Gov. Greg Abbott going to court to request the removal of a Houston lawmaker from office.

13hon MSN

Texas redistricting showdown: Legal questions mount as power struggle intensifies

While the political battle lines are clear legal questions are being raised as Texas GOP leaders push to get lawmakers back ...

Texas showdown comes to Illinois

REBELS WITH A CAUSE: In an extraordinary show of political defiance, more than 30 Texas House Democrats packed their bags ...

Texas’s new congressional map poised for long-term legal showdown, experts say

Texas Republicans' plan to redraw the state's map mid-decade has sparked legal threats, Hatch Act claims, and fears of a ...

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FBI joins redistricting drama: What Texas leaders are demanding now

The FBI’s involvement intensifies what was already a high-stakes legal and political standoff between Texas Democrats and Republican leadership. Attorney General Ken Paxton has threatened to seek ...

Redistricting fight in Texas continues

The redistricting fight continues in Texas as House Democrats are still out-of-state to stop a vote on a new congressional ...

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