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The party is weighing its options for battling the GOP-led effort to redraw congressional boundaries ahead of the 2026 midterms.
The nonpartisan Cook Political Report changed its rating of the 2026 Texas Senate race from “solid Republican” to “likely Republican” this week as the contentious GOP primary between incumbent
A special session of the Texas Legislature will address the deadly floods in Hill Country, but the fireworks will come from President Trump’s demand for a newly gerrymandered House map.
Texas has 38 House of Representatives, also referred to as a congressman or congresswoman. Each representative is elected to a two-year term serving the people of a specific congressional district, and they have been elected to hear your concerns.
President Donald Trump said on Tuesday, that a Texas redistricting plan ahead of the midterm elections could gain republicans five seats in the U.S. house. A Texas congressman says both parties stand to lose big in the redistricting battle that's the focus of the special legislative session that starts on Monday.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is investigating suspected illegal voting by noncitizens in Texas using data from the SAVE database made available through a Trump executive order.
A Texas businessman who ran unsuccessfully for the state Legislature in 2024 plans to vie again for House District 1.