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Audio recording is automated for accessibility. Humans wrote and edited the story. See our AI policy, and give us feedback. Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. WASHINGTON — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has launched an investigation into whether Beto O’Rourke’s political group, Powered …

Ken Paxton launches investigation into Beto O’Rourke-led group over Texas quorum break  Politico Texas redistricting push could come to ‘every state’ across the US, Joe Concha predicts  Fox News How Texas Republicans want to dismantle Democratic districts  CNN Texas Governor Greg Abbott seeks court order to fire top Democrat who fled in row over voting map  BBC Texas Dem Chair Urges Blue State Governors …

Audio recording is automated for accessibility. Humans wrote and edited the story. See our AI policy, and give us feedback. Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Without support from Democratic lawmakers, Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows would not have secured the gavel earlier this …

Greg Abbott sues to remove Houston lawmaker for leading redistricting quorum break  Houston Chronicle Gov. Greg Abbott asks Texas Supreme Court to expel House Democratic leader who left state  The Texas Tribune What is gerrymandering? Why is it legal?  CNN F.B.I. Is Asked to Arrest Texas Democrats in Battle Over House Seats  The New York Times Texas Governor Greg Abbott seeks court order to …

Texas Democrats in the state legislature denied its speaker a legislative quorum Monday by leaving the state, forestalling plans proposed by the White House to redistrict Texas’s congressional lines to more greatly favor Republicans. When the legislature gaveled in at 3pm local time on Monday, Republicans fell short of a quorum by eight votes after Democrats fled to Illinois, a …

Audio recording is automated for accessibility. Humans wrote and edited the story. See our AI policy, and give us feedback. Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. WASHINGTON — As Republicans in Texas move full steam ahead with a plan to redraw the state’s congressional …

Can Texas Democrats Stop the Redistricting By ‘Breaking Quorum’?  Democracy Docket ‘Science just isn’t there yet’ to predict severity of storms that caused deadly Texas flooding, meteorologist says  ABC News At Texas Flooding Hearing, State Officials Look Elsewhere for Blame  The New York Times Texas flooding unpredictable, unmanageable, state emergency management chief says  The Hill Texas Official Blames Forecasts for Delayed Floods Response  The Wall …

Several challenges filed with the Minnesota DFL are seeking to nullify State Sen. Omar Fateh’s party endorsement for Minneapolis mayor, claiming irregularities with the voting process. Per the rules of the Minneapolis DFL Convention, a 60% majority of delegates is required to secure an endorsement. Before Saturday, no mayoral candidate had gained the DFL endorsement in Minneapolis since R.T. Rybak …