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The Texas House of Representatives gave final passage on Wednesday to House Bill 4, a controversial Republican-backed proposal to redraw the state’s congressional maps and potentially add up to five new GOP-leaning districts. Entering Wednesday, the bill needed to pass two votes in the House to advance to the Senate. Each vote passed 88-52.  Before the final vote, lawmakers debated …

California Supreme Court rejects GOP effort to halt Newsom’s redistricting push  The Hill Obama Endorses Newsom’s Redistricting Proposal as a ‘Responsible Approach’  The New York Times California Supreme Court declines to stop Newsom’s redistricting plan  CBS News Over the long term, we shouldn’t have political gerrymandering in America, just a fair fight between Republicans and Democrats based on who’s got better ideas. But …

Texas House passes redistricting map favoring Republicans  Axios Texas Dem abruptly leaves call with Newsom, other party members after being told she’s committing felony  Fox News Texas House Approves Redistricting Maps, Just as Trump Wanted  The New York Times Texas Republicans pass gerrymandered congressional map requested by Trump  The Guardian Texas house votes to approve Republican redistricting maps  BBC Source link

Texas redistricting live updates: Texas House approves GOP congressional map  Houston Chronicle Texas House Approves Redistricting Maps, Just as Trump Wanted  The New York Times Texas Dem abruptly leaves call with Newsom, other party members after being told she’s committing felony  Fox News Texas Republicans pass gerrymandered congressional map requested by Trump  The Guardian Even at the grocery store, Texas troopers don’t let Democrats …

Obama Endorses Newsom’s Redistricting Proposal as a ‘Responsible Approach’  The New York Times Newsom-style redistricting efforts critiqued by California Democrats as recently as July, statements show  Fox News Exclusive: Newsom pollster sees big support for California redistricting  Axios House Republican calls for ‘action’ from Johnson to end redistricting  The Hill A divine appointment? How Newsom’s redistricting plan ran into busloads of opponents  CalMatters Source link

Texas Democrats’ plot to stall redistricting until Epstein files released fails  Axios Trump administration live updates: Texas legislators to vote on Republican redistricting plan  NBC News Texas Democrat abruptly leaves DNC call after being warned she’s committing felony  The Hill Texas GOP nears vote on new maps as Democrats stage protest in state House  CNN Watch live: Texas House takes up GOP congressional map …

Former President Barack Obama has waded into states’ efforts at rare mid-decade redistricting efforts, saying he agrees with California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s response to alter his state’s congressional maps, in the way of Texas redistricting efforts promoted by President Donald Trump aimed at shoring up Republicans’ position in next year’s elections. “I believe that Gov. Newsom’s approach is a responsible …

Texas Republicans Ready to Pass New Redistricting Maps, Just as Trump Wanted  The New York Times Even at the grocery store, Texas troopers don’t let Democrats out of sight after walkout  AP News With police trailing him, Texas lawmaker spends a long day into night  The Washington Post Texas Republicans set to approve Trump-backed new congressional map – US politics live  The Guardian More …

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The first domino in a growing national redistricting battle is likely to fall Wednesday as the Republican-controlled Texas legislature is expected to pass a new congressional map creating five new winnable seats for the GOP. The vote follows prodding by President Donald Trump, eager to stave off a midterm defeat that would deprive his party of …

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. The Republican-led Texas House on Wednesday was set to advance a new congressional map crafted to hand five …