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A Texas judge has blocked former U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke and his political action committee from funding Democratic state lawmakers who left Texas to hold up a Republican-backed redistricting plan that could add five GOP congressional seats. The temporary restraining order marks an early win for Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who sued O’Rourke’s PAC — Powered by People — …

By Alexei Koseff, CalMatters Texas State Rep. Ann Johnson addresses the media during a press conference with a delegation of Texas Democrats who fled their state over the GOP redistricting plan, at the Governor’s Mansion State Historic Park in Sacramento, on Aug. 8, 2025. Photo by Fred Greaves for CalMatters This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for …

California governor threatens “trigger” redistricting plan based on what Texas GOP decides  Axios California Democrats Back Newsom Plan to Redraw Congressional Maps for 2026  KQED California backs absent Texas Democrats as redistricting fight escalates  The Guardian Why Republican Rep. Kevin Kiley wants to stop the national fight over redistricting  WBUR Blue-state Republicans sound alarm on redistricting tit-for-tat  The Hill Source link

Kelly Ayotte rules out redistricting for New Hampshire  Politico 4 possible outcomes of a gerrymandering battle royale  CNN “It’s existential now”: House Democrats prepare to go scorched earth on redistricting  Axios How Democrats Tied Their Own Hands on Redistricting  The Atlantic Why Trump’s political war in Texas is much bigger than the Lone Star State  USA Today Source link

Which members of Congress are at risk from redistricting  Axios Why Republican Rep. Kevin Kiley wants to stop the national fight over redistricting  WBUR California rushes to plan a still unscheduled election in US House seats standoff with Texas  AP News Anti-gerrymandering Arnold Schwarzenegger ‘monitoring’ Texas redistricting  ABC News Blue-state Republicans sound alarm on redistricting tit-for-tat  The Hill Source link

Democratic Texas Rep. Gene Wu, center, speaks with the media following a press conference with other Texas House Democrats and Democratic members of Congress at the Democratic Party in Warrenville, Ill., Monday, Aug. 4. Nam Y. Huh/AP hide caption toggle caption Nam Y. Huh/AP Texas Democrats who fled the state this week intend to “kill and end” a “corrupt” special …

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. ST. CHARLES, Illinois — If Gov. Greg Abbott is determined to pass a gerrymandered congressional map, Texas Democrats …

Facebook Tweet Email Link The next flashpoint in the redistricting standoff between Texas Democrats and Republicans is hours away. Republicans in the state House will convene and attempt to advance efforts to redraw the state’s congressional maps, producing as many as five more US House seats for Republicans and handing President Donald Trump a major victory ahead of the midterms. …

Facebook Tweet Email Link National Republicans are ramping up their efforts to squeeze more GOP-friendly congressional seats ahead of the 2026 midterm elections outside of the five seats they hope to gain in Texas. Allies of President Donald Trump have called on state leaders in Ohio, Indiana, South Carolina and Missouri to target the handful of Democratic districts remaining in …

Democrats make a Trump-inspired U-turn on redistricting  Politico Republicans are going outside of Texas to try to redraw more US House seats  CNN Why Trump’s political war in Texas is much bigger than the Lone Star State  USA Today Watch: What is gerrymandering? We use gummy bears to explain  BBC Playbook: The redistricting reverb  Politico Source link