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Texas House passes GOP-drawn congressional maps, sending bill to Senate for final approval

The Texas House of Representatives has passed a redistricting bill, paving the way for Republican-drawn maps that could net the GOP as many as five US House seats to be finalized in the coming days.

MSNBC · 2h

Texas’ Republican-led House approves controversial new congressional map

Democrats and voting rights advocates have denounced the redistricting effort, which is designed to give the GOP five more seats in the U.S. House.

Associated Press News on MSN · 1h

Texas House approves redrawn maps sought by Trump ahead of 2026 elections

Texas’ House of Representatives is approving a new map that creates up to five new, winnable congressional seats for the GOP.

Texas, Camp Mystic and flood

CBS News on MSN · 13h

Parents of Camp Mystic flood victims testify on camp safety reform in the Texas Senate

Wednesday's meeting of the Select Committee on Disaster Preparedness and Flooding is the public hearing for Senate Bill 1, which covers safety for both youth camps and campgrounds. According to the bill's author, it incorporates significant feedback from the families of children lost at Camp Mystic.

ABC News · 1h

'My daughter was stolen from us': Texas parents who lost children in Camp Mystic flooding speak at hearing

Parents whose children were among 27 killed at Camp Mystic on Texas' Guadalupe River during the Fourth of July flash flooding are scheduled to testify.

U.S. News & World Report · 9h

Parents of Kids Swept Away in Texas Floods Beg Lawmakers to Protect Future Campers

Parents of the 27 campers and counselors killed when floodwaters rushed through a girl's summer camp in the Texas Hill Country pleaded with lawmakers Wednesday to pass a bill that would boost camp saf

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New poll: Beto O’Rourke leads Colin Allred in hypothetical Texas Senate primary

A new poll shows Beto O’Rourke has a 20-point lead over Colin Allred in a hypothetical Democratic primary showdown for U.S.

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Texas Senate passes anti-trans restroom ban for third time in 2025

The Texas Senate passed a bill Tuesday night that would ban transgender people from using restrooms in government-owned ...

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Texas Lottery Lives On, But Under New Oversight and Closer Scrutiny

While efforts to completely kill the state lottery failed, the Texas Legislature abolished the Texas Lottery Commission, moved game operations to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, and ...

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John Cornyn narrowing Ken Paxton’s lead in GOP Senate primary, Texas Southern University poll shows

The survey also showed former U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke, not yet a declared candidate, leading former Congressman Colin Allred ...

The Texas Tribune on MSN1d

Texas Senate fast tracks THC ban, flood prep and bathroom restrictions for transgender people

Senators moved fast on Gov. Greg Abbott’s agenda for the second special session. With House Democrats back in Texas, bills ...

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Both parties expect a GOP map in Texas to clear a big hurdle in U.S. redistricting fight

Texas' Republican-led Legislature is expected to approve new congressional maps that add five new House seats that the GOP ...

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