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Texas, House and Trump

Reuters on MSN · 19h

Trump-led Texas redistricting gambit ignites national arms race to control Congress

The escalating political fight over the Texas congressional map is spreading across other states across the country, triggering an unprecedented mid-decade redistricting arms race with the balance of power in Washington at stake.

The Wall Street Journal on MSN · 1d

Trump’s Texas Gambit Ignites Nationwide Battle for House Control

Trump is also actively involved in recruitment efforts and intervening early with endorsements to head off messy GOP primary fights in the House and Senate, which could soak up money and energy ahead of general elections. In past cycles, Republicans botched some races by nominating contentious candidates backed by Trump that lost winnable races.

USA Today · 20h

See how Texas redistricting maps could gain Trump more Republican seats in the House

Trump would benefit from more Texas Republicans in the House for the 2026 midterm election. Texas' redistricting plan could give him what he wants.

Texas, Democrats and Republicans

Politico on MSN · 8h

Texas Democrats could be fined nearly $400,000 for fleeing the state

Texas Democrats stand to be fined nearly $400,000 for fleeing the state in a gambit to stop Republican-led redistricting. And should they stay away during potential successive legislative sessions this year, they’d face more than $3.2 million in penalties.

Time on MSN · 21h

Why Fleeing Texas Democrats Likely Won't Stop Republicans

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott called a special legislative session that would, if successful, shrink the number of Democrats the state sends to the U.S. House by five. That would leave Democrats with eight seats, roughly 20% of the 38 Texans there, despite Democratic nominee Kamala Harris netting more than 42% of the vote in Texas last year.

The Washington Post on MSN · 17h

Trump says Republicans are ‘entitled’ to 5 more seats in Texas redistricting

President Donald Trump said Republicans deserve to redraw the Texas electoral map. “I got the highest vote in the history of Texas, as you probably know. And we are entitled to five more seats,” he said Tuesday in an interview with CNBC.

1hon MSN

Texas Gov. Wants Democrats Who Left State Kicked Out Of Office. Can He Legally Do It?

State officials are using what’s called a “quo warranto” process to ask the Texas Supreme Court to remove Democrats from ...

20hon MSN

Will Texas Democrats’ walkout work?

For months, Democrats have been urging their party to play more hardball in fighting back against President Donald Trump’s ...

2don MSN

Texas Democrats leave the state, hope to derail Republicans’ radical redistricting scheme

Ahead of a vote on the GOP’s redistricting gambit, Texas Democrats played their final card: They fled the state to block the ...

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The Origins of the Political Power Grab in Texas

The cutthroat political maneuvering in Texas seemed to begin quietly in June, when President Trump’s political team urged ...

16hon MSN

Obama Slams Texas GOP's Gerrymandering Plot As 'Power Grab'

Two prominent Democratic governors also warned they were ready to trigger redistricting in their states if Texas' off-cycle ...

2don MSN

Texas Democrats leave the state to prevent vote on GOP-drawn congressional map

Texas House Democrats left the state Sunday in a desperate bid to block an aggressively partisan redrawing of the state’s ...

1don MSN

Texas Democrats fled the state. What if they don't return?

With a 3 p.m. deadline fast approaching, Texas House Democrats remain out of state in a high-stakes gambit to halt a GOP-led ...

Boise State Public Radio16d

GOP gambit to redraw Texas' congressional map shows redistricting is an ongoing fight

"Texas would be the biggest one, and that will be five." The GOP gambit in Texas has prompted some Democrats to say ...

2don MSNOpinion

Chief Justice John Roberts enabled Texas’ gambit to gerrymander the state for the GOP

The brazen partisan redistricting underway in Texas, with Republicans attempting to entrench themselves in office and ...

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