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Ken Paxton asks Texas Supreme Court to expel 13 House Democrats over redistricting standoff

Gov. Greg Abbott previously asked the court to expel Rep. Gene Wu, the House Democratic leader. Paxton disputed the ...
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Ken Paxton petitions Texas Supreme Court to remove quorum-breaking Democrats

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is asking the state's highest court to vacate the seats of more than a dozen Texas House ...

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

Texas GOP's plan to redraw its map mid-decade sparked legal threats, Hatch Act claims, and fears of a national redistricting ...
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Why Texas can redraw political maps mid-decade - and why no court can stop it

As Texas Republicans push forward with a controversial mid-decade redistricting plan, many are asking: Can they really do ...
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Live redistricting updates: Trump says Republicans “entitled” to more Texas seats

Most Texas House Democrats remain out of the state, depriving the Legislature of its ability to pass new congressional maps ...

Is redistricting legal? Texas dispute highlights long history of partisan gerrymandering

The word “gerrymander" was coined in America more than 200 years ago. What to know about the political manipulation in ...

Supreme Court orders new arguments in pivotal elections case

Louisiana's congressional map creating second majority-Black district faces Supreme Court review for potential illegal racial ...