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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 …

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Texas Shows How Trump’s Anti-Green Moves Threaten a Red Economy  Bloomberg.com Trump Energy secretary: ‘We’re going to get blamed’ for rising power prices — but they’re Democrats’ fault  Politico Trump tariffs and green energy rollbacks push household electricity bills up 10%  The Guardian Trump’s Energy Chief Braces for Blame Over Price Hikes  Heatmap News Trump’s Cuts Could Exacerbate The Energy Emergency  Federation of American Scientists …

Trump’s redistricting war heats up as Texas, California feuds escalate  Axios Here are the 5 GOP House seats that could be wiped out with Newsom’s California redistricting plan  Fox News Republicans sue to block Newsom’s fast-track California redistricting plan  The Guardian Governor Newsom on introduction of ‘Election Rigging Response Act’ Legislative Package  Governor of California (.gov) House Republican calls for ‘action’ from Johnson to …

Texas Democrats are tearing up “permission slips” they signed in order to leave the chamber, joining state representative Nicole Collier ahead of Wednesday’s vote on the controversial Texas congressional redistricting maps. The slips are part of new surveillance protocols set by Texas Republicans in the house chamber, stating that Democrats would “be granted written permission to leave only after agreeing …

Arch Manning pushed back at his grandfather Archie’s comments regarding the 2026 NFL Draft. The elder Manning inferred that Arch Manning would not go into the draft in the spring and instead spend another year at Texas. “Yeah I don’t know where he got that from,” Manning said. “He texted me and apologized about that. I’m really just taking it …

Rep. Nicole Collier, the Democratic state lawmaker who spent Monday night inside the Texas Capitol, is asking a court to let her exit the building, alleging she’s facing “illegal restraint by the government” after she was told she needs a police escort to leave. The Fort Worth lawmaker and dozens of other Democrats left Texas earlier this month to delay …

Manhunt Underway After Texas Jail Mistakenly Releases Inmate  The New York Times Texas police hunt convict ‘mistakenly’ freed from jail  BBC Manhunt underway for Texas man ‘mistakenly’ released before serving 5 year prison sentence  NBC News Man mistakenly released from jail now wanted by Harris County deputies  Click2Houston Texas prisoner mistakenly released from jail; manhunt underway: Sheriff’s office  ABC News Source link

Aug 19, 2025, 03:52 PM ET AUSTIN, Texas — There’s so much speculation about Texas quarterback Arch Manning‘s future, in the media and even within his own family, that it can be hard for him to keep up. On Tuesday, Manning insisted he’s not plotting out how long he’ll stay at Texas or when he’ll enter the NFL draft, despite …