Tag: Texas
Texas Fly Factory To Target Flesh-Eating Parasite
The U.S. is investing hundreds of millions of dollars to build a factory in southern Texas that will…
Democratic Texas lawmaker spent night on state House floor after refusing GOP demand for law enforcement escort
Democratic Texas state Rep. Nicole Collier spent the night on the Texas House floor in protest after refusing…
Texas Democrat Locked in State Capitol for Refusing Mandatory Escort
Texas state representative Nicole Collier speaks during a House Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Subcommittee hearing in Washington,…
Texas Rep. staying in House chamber after rejecting DPS monitoring
AUSTIN (Nexstar) – The Texas House is adjourned until Wednesday morning. But one State Rep. is staying in…
Democrats get police escorts to prevent a new redistricting walkout as California moves to retaliate
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Democrats who ended a walkout found themselves shadowed by law enforcement officers to…
Democratic-aligned nonprofit, civil rights groups ready to sue over Texas congressional map
Several Democratic-aligned and civil rights groups are readying to sue over a proposed set of new congressional lines…
Texas Democrats return to the state as GOP pushes ahead with redistricting
Texas House Democrats who fled their state to stall a Republican redistricting effort returned on Monday, ending their…
A look at Texas’ redistricting walkout and California’s response, by the numbers
A walkout by Democratic legislators in Texas has ended and Republicans arranged to push a plan for redrawing…
Texas Rep. Briscoe Cain Urges GOP To Seize National Redistricting Advantage
Republican Texas state Rep. Briscoe Cain is calling for Republicans to embrace a national redistricting push, even as…
Democrat Colin Allred calls Texas redistricting destructive, criticizes Cornyn FBI request
U.S. Senate hopeful Colin Allred said Texas’ latest redistricting maps undermine democracy and weaken minority communities’ political power,…
Speaker Johnson vows to stop California’s redistricting push — but ignores Texas doing the same
House Speaker Mike Johnson says he plans to derail California’s proposed congressional map after Governor Gavin Newsom unveiled…
Texas Democrats return to state as California kicks off push to approve new electoral map
Texas Democrats returned to their state on Monday as California lawmakers are set to convene in the state…