So, this is an interesting political story. Uh, today, Republicans in Texas are one step closer to redrawing the state's congressional maps in their favor. So, if passed, this map would clear the way for the GOP to potentially net five new seats in the House of Representatives next year.This comes as Democrats return to the capital after their twoe out of state protest. As you can see right here in this video, they were met by crowds of chanting supporters. But now, the Texas House Speaker is cracking down ...

Political Landscape - Redistricting fights may spread beyond Texas and California [1] - Several other states could be next in line for redistricting battles [1]

And dozens of Texas Democratic lawmakers are back in Austin now after temporarily blocking Republican le redistricting efforts. The Texas House had enough members for a quorum yesterday for the first time in two weeks. The chamber is now expected to take up the new Republican drawn maps tomorrow.Governor Greg Abbott defended the redistricting effort last night on Fox News >> because the Democrats did return to the Texas capital to the state of Texas this morning and then hours later uh the House committee a ...

With this bus back at the Texas capital, the standoff between Democrats and Republicans over this redistricting bill is now over. Dozens of Democrats returned from Chicago after a two-week quorum break that they staged in order to delay a Republican redistricting bill. Governor Abbott is asking lawmakers to draw in five more Republican districts into the congressional map here in Texas to give them an edge uh for next year's midterms.The Democrats fled town, stopping business here at the capital for more th ...

Political Landscape & Redistricting - Texas Democratic lawmakers returned after two weeks of absence to block Republican efforts to redraw congressional districts, potentially adding five GOP seats in the House [1] - Democrats aim to challenge the maps in court, arguing they are racially gerrymandered and silence minority communities [5] - Despite the Democrats' efforts, the maps are expected to pass [5][10] - Democrats claim victory by delaying the maps for two weeks and pressuring California to pass a retaliatory bill potentially adding five Democratic seats [10] Legislative Agenda & Priorities - Redistricting has overshadowed other important issues, including flood relief efforts [7] - The governor added a new flood relief item to the special session call, focusing on camp safety and warning systems [7][8] - Flood relief is considered a bipartisan priority and is expected to pass [6] Political Tactics & Reactions - The speaker assigned a state trooper to each Democrat to prevent them from leaving the state again, which Democrats opposed [4] - Democrats were welcomed back with cheers for stalling the maps [3]

From @WSJopinion: Gavin Newsom proposes to redraw the state’s congressional map to parry a similar move by Texas Republicans. It’s a gambit to elevate himself as his party’s standard-bearer, writes Allysia Finley. https://t.co/ezhDKLwxfa ...

Will Redistricting Fight Spread After Texas And California? These States Could Be Nexthttps://t.co/FaRWMCNd76 https://t.co/QPIjuiA9OE ...

[Music] Got some breaking news for you this morning. Texas Democrats say they're returning to the state after fleeing for two weeks to prevent a GOP redistricting overhaul. It comes as a Texas Senate panel on Sunday advanced a redrawn congressional map that aims to create five new Republican districts as President Trump looks to hold on to GOP control of the House in the midterms.But Democrats aren't just drawing their own battle lines in California. They're drawing new congressional map lines with Governor ...

Texas House Democrats who fled the state to stall a Republican redistricting effort are returning after a two-week holdout https://t.co/cFeFrPuphL ...

Texas House Democrats who fled the state to stall a Republican redistricting effort are returning after a two-week holdout https://t.co/PqFa4j9SoP ...