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Texas man pleads guilty, sentenced to prison for stalking Caitlin Clark  The Washington Post ‘You can’t help yourself until you get help’ | Caitlin Clark stalker pleads guilty during contentious hearing in Indianapolis court  WTHR Man pleads guilty, sent to prison for stalking Clark  ESPN Caitlin Clark stalker sentenced to more than 2 years in prison  BBC Man sentenced for stalking and harassing WNBA …

Texas Republican Redistricting Chair Admits He Hasn’t Looked at Census Data  Democracy Docket First to ABC: DNC ramps up anti-redistricting efforts in Texas with calls to ‘persuadable’ GOP voters  ABC News Democrats Plan $20 Million Fund to Target Texas Republicans for Redistricting  The New York Times Texas Republicans aim to redraw House districts at Trump’s urging, but there’s a risk  AP News Democratic candidates …

Democrats Plan $20 Million Fund to Target Texas Republicans for Redistricting  The New York Times Editorial: About your complaints on Trumpian gerrymandering, Gov. Pritzker  Chicago Tribune Texas Democrats escalate fight against Republican-led redistricting efforts with Pritzker, Newsom meetings  ABC News How redistricting in Texas and California could change the game for House elections  Los Angeles Times How Texas Republicans could overplay their hand in …

Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Speaking to two dozen state lawmakers, a packed hearing room, two overflow rooms and a robust virtual waiting room, Texans condemned the Legislature’s plan to redraw the state’s congressional map at the House redistricting committee’s first public meeting …

In a brazen move, Republicans in Texas have set out to redraw the state’s congressional map — an effort to boost President Trump and the GOP in the 2026 midterm elections. Gov. Gavin Newsom has threatened to respond in kind, gerrymandering blue California to give Democrats a lift and offset the Lone Star lunge for power. That would mean scrapping …

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 Texas House’s redistricting committee visited Houston on Saturday to hear out local residents’ concerns on the state …

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — As Texas Republicans plow ahead with a plan to redraw congressional maps ahead of schedule, many governors are increasingly grappling with an issue that they didn’t think they’d have to confront until the end of the decade. Texas’ unscheduled redistricting effort — which Republicans hope could help protect their narrow House majority during next year’s midterm …

WASHINGTON (AP) — Redistricting usually happens after the once-a-decade population count by the U.S. Census Bureau or in response to a court ruling. Now, Texas Republicans want to break that tradition — and other states could follow suit. President Trump has asked the Texas Legislature to create districts, in time for next year’s midterm elections, that will send five more …

This story originally appeared on Grist and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The country watched in horror as torrential rain drenched Texas earlier this month, sweeping at least 135 people to their death. Kerr County alone lost 107, including more than two dozen children at Camp Mystic. From afar, it would be easy, even tempting, to think that …

By Alexei Koseff, CalMatters This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. What seemed a few weeks ago like a far-fetched political fantasy ahead of the 2026 midterms has quickly evolved into a high-stakes showdown enveloping states across the country. As Texas this week began an off-cycle redistricting process meant to shore up Republicans’ slim House …