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Texas, Trump and House

Trump’s Texas Gambit Ignites Nationwide Battle for House Control

Trump is also actively involved in recruitment efforts and intervening early with endorsements to head off messy GOP primary fights in the House and Senate, which could soak up money and energy ahead of general elections. In past cycles, Republicans botched some races by nominating contentious candidates backed by Trump that lost winnable races.

Reuters on MSN · 1d

Trump-led Texas redistricting gambit ignites national arms race to control Congress

The escalating political fight over the Texas congressional map is spreading across other states across the country, triggering an unprecedented mid-decade redistricting arms race with the balance of power in Washington at stake.

USA Today · 1d

See how Texas redistricting maps could gain Trump more Republican seats in the House

Trump would benefit from more Texas Republicans in the House for the 2026 midterm election. Texas' redistricting plan could give him what he wants.

Texas, Democrats

Politico on MSN · 1d

Texas Democrats could be fined nearly $400,000 for fleeing the state

Texas Democrats stand to be fined nearly $400,000 for fleeing the state in a gambit to stop Republican-led redistricting. And should they stay away during potential successive legislative sessions this year,

CNN on MSN · 1d

Will Texas Democrats’ walkout work?

For months, Democrats have been urging their party to play more hardball in fighting back against President Donald Trump’s power grabs.

Time on MSN · 1d

Why Fleeing Texas Democrats Likely Won't Stop Republicans

Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick (R) defended GOP redistricting efforts, saying Republicans “deserve” more seats in Congress because the Lone Star State is a red state. In an interview on Fox News’s “Hannity” Tuesday evening, Patrick slammed Democrats for fleeing the state in a bid to block passage of a new Congressional map that would…

Texas, Trump and redistricting

Politico on MSN · 9h

The backstory fueling the Texas redistricting bitterness

The backstory between Abbott, who is attempting to bulldoze the new congressional map through his state’s legislature, and Pritzker, who’s provided a safe haven for the Democratic lawmakers who have fled Texas and championed their prerogatives, dates back to 2022.

Vox.com on MSN · 15h

The Trump-Texas redistricting mess, briefly explained

A political showdown is unfolding in Texas, where state Republican lawmakers are trying to game the system to give their national party an advantage in next year’s midterm elections. They’ve hit a temporary roadblock, for now. But the whole gambit has huge national implications.

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

Trump Defends Push for Texas Redistricting

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday defended his push for a Republican-backed plan to redraw Texas congressional districts before the midterm congressional elections in 2026. "We have a really good governor and we have good people in Texas and I won Texas,

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Texas Democrats leave the state, hope to derail Republicans’ radical redistricting scheme

Ahead of a vote on the GOP’s redistricting gambit, Texas Democrats played their final card: They fled the state to block the ...

16hon MSN

Texas Gov. Wants Democrats Who Left State Kicked Out Of Office. Can He Legally Do It?

State officials are using what’s called a “quo warranto” process to ask the Texas Supreme Court to remove Democrats from ...

The Origins of the Political Power Grab in Texas

The cutthroat political maneuvering in Texas seemed to begin quietly in June, when President Trump’s political team urged ...

2don MSN

Texas Democrats leave the state to prevent vote on GOP-drawn congressional map

Texas House Democrats left the state Sunday in a desperate bid to block an aggressively partisan redrawing of the state’s ...

2don MSN

Texas Democrats fled the state. What if they don't return?

With a 3 p.m. deadline fast approaching, Texas House Democrats remain out of state in a high-stakes gambit to halt a GOP-led ...

Texas Democrats defy Gov. Abbott's redistricting ultimatum, and threats of arrest, to block consideration of new congressional maps

The governor had threatened to kick Democrats out of office after dozens fled the state to prevent new district lines from ...

2don MSNOpinion

Chief Justice John Roberts enabled Texas’ gambit to gerrymander the state for the GOP

The brazen partisan redistricting underway in Texas, with Republicans attempting to entrench themselves in office and ...

Texas Governor Vows to Replace Democrats Absent at Monday Redistricting Vote

The more than 50 Democratic members of the Texas legislature left the state on Sunday to deny Republicans the quorum ...

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