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Texas Republicans set public hearings on redistricting

Texas Republicans set public hearings on redistricting in Austin, Houston and Arlington

Republicans are promising an "open and transparent" process while Democrats say redrawing the congressional boundaries is all about protecting President Trump.

The New York Times · 7h

Texas Republicans Look to Jam Democrats With Vote on Redistricting

By taking up new congressional maps pushed by President Trump first, Republicans hope to discourage Democrats from walking out of a special session before they vote on flood relief.

The Associated Press on MSN · 6h

Texas Republicans aim to redraw House districts at Trump’s urging, but there’s a risk

U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, a Texas Democrat who represents a slice of the Rio Grande Valley along the border with Mexico, won his last congressional election by just over

Texas, GOP and Redraw

ABC13 Houston on MSN · 5h

Houston leaders discuss emergency alerts in wake of deadly central Texas flood

The Houston Office of Emergency Management is hoping their alert system will be appealing to the public by only sending you notifications on emergencies happening in the Houston area.

U.S. News & World Report · 5h

Texas GOP Lawmakers Lead Summer Sprint to Redraw US House Maps and Address Deadly Floods

Texas Democrats are considering their options to block a Republican-led effort to redraw the state's congressional maps during a special session that began Monday

MSNBC · 10h

Trump pushes Texas to redraw congressional map to favor GOP

President Trump is pushing Texas to redraw its congressional map to favor Republicans - a plan Beto O’Rouke is warning could backfire on the GOP nationally. NBC News’ Ryan Chandler reports from Dallas on Governor Abbott’s special legislative session.

The Texas Tribune on MSN3h

Texas Democrats vow to use delay tactics to drag out GOP redistricting effort

With few options to prevent the Republican majority from passing a new congressional map, Democrats threatened to filibuster, ...

Houston Public Media4h

Texas Democrats consider breaking quorum, other strategies as special session launches

Wu didn't offer details on the tactics Democrats plan to implement, but said Democrats will remain in communication.

FOX 26 Houston on MSN3h

Texas lawmakers begin special session in Austin

After a seven-week breather, Texas lawmakers are back in business and expressing a profound commitment to preventing in the ...

Click2Houston41m

Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo awards record $10.5M in scholarships, including one for Alief teen with big dreams

We met Prisca Aroh a local teen who just graduated high school and is headed to UT. She's a first generation college student ...

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Is Houston or Dallas coolest? Neither, but a study says one is among most boring in US

While the study didn’t detail why Houston made the list, it ranked the city as the 18th most boring in the U.S., just barely ...

FOX 26 Houston on MSN1h

Texas twins’ hero horse sucked into quicksand during Kerrville flood relief

As deadly floodwaters surged through Kerr County earlier this month, twin siblings Kendall and Haley Higgins didn’t hesitate to step in and help. But their act of service turned tragic when Kendall’s ...

CapRock Partners buys first industrial space in Houston as part of Texas expansion

Texas emergency warning bill, vetoed in 2019, will return in session

A bill Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed in 2019 could have increased participation in phone-based emergency warning systems, according ...

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