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Texas, floods

Texas lawmakers review catastrophic floods but say they aren’t out to assign blame

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A review by Texas lawmakers into the catastrophic July 4 floods has no intention of second-guessing decisions by local officials or assigning blame over the tragedy that killed at least 136 people, a top Republican leading the effort said Wednesday.

The New York Times · 3h

At Texas Flooding Hearing, State Officials Look Elsewhere for Blame

At several points during the hearing, the state emergency management chief directed attention to the role of local emergency managers in disaster response.

LA Times on MSN · 8h

Texas lawmakers begin review of catastrophic floods that killed at least 136

The catastrophic floods in the Texas Hill Country and a partisan redrawing of U.S. House maps, aimed at giving Republicans more winnable seats in the 2026 elections, are two major issues in a 30-day special session that is already off to a combative start.

Texas, Trump and redistricting

Opinion

Houston Chronicle on MSN · 12h

Trump’s Texas redistricting power grab makes Tom DeLay’s look tame

Texas Democrats can run from Republicans' gerrymandering, but they can't hide. No walkouts, blue state redistricting or Voting Rights Act protections can thwart Trump's plot to keep the U.S. House.

USA TODAY on MSN · 7h

Democrats vow to respond to Trump, Texas' redistricting plan

WASHINGTON − Democrats are prepared to respond in full to Texas Republicans' controversial redistricting proposal, chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Suzan DelBene warned. "If they go down this path,

MSNBC · 4h

Colin Allred reacts to Trump's push to redistrict Texas: 'Naked and blatant power grab'

President Trump is pushing Texas Governor Greg Abbott and Republicans to redraw the state's congressional maps in favor of the GOP. Former Rep. Collin Allred (D-TX), who is running for U.S. Senate, joins Katy Tur to share his reaction and to discuss the Texas legislature holding a special session to address the deadly flooding.

Texas, Trump and House Republicans

Chron · 5h

Texas Republicans, including Gov. Abbott, were reluctant to redraw the state’s congressional maps. Then Trump got involved.

Gov. Greg Abbott was initially resistant to the plan pushed by President Donald Trump’s political team to pick up new GOP seats through a rare mid-decade redistricting.

Reuters on MSN · 1d

Despite risks, Texas Republicans launch Trump-backed effort to redraw congressional lines

Texas Republicans launched a high-risk, high-reward redrawing of the state's 38 congressional districts, a move championed by President Donald Trump to protect the party's narrow House majority in next year's midterm elections.

The Associated Press on MSN · 2d

Texas Republicans aim to redraw House districts at Trump’s urging, but there’s a risk

The Texas GOP knows the risk. In the 2010s, the Republican-controlled Legislature drew political lines that helped pad the GOP’s House majority. That lasted until 2018, when a backlash against Trump in his first term led Democrats to flip two seats in Texas that Republicans had thought safe.

Latin Times on MSN5h

Democratic Sen. Warns If GOP Goes 'Nuclear' With Texas Redistricting, She Will 'Go Nuclear In Other Places'

A Democratic Senator has issued a stern warning, stating that if the Republican party proceeds with an aggressive 'nuclear' ...

Audacy on MSN1h

Pritzker calls Texas GOP’s remap effort ‘cheating,’ doesn’t rule out Illinois response

Illinois Republicans mock Pritzker’s approval of 2021 Democrat-leaning maps. Pritzker calls Texas GOP’s remap effort ...

Democrats must counter Texas' redistricting 'cheating,' says Rep. Ritchie Torres

Texas Republicans want to redraw the state's congressional districts to gain an advantage in next year's election. U.S. Rep.

Texas Republicans Look to Jam Democrats With Vote on Redistricting

By taking up new congressional maps pushed by President Trump first, Republicans hope to discourage Democrats from walking ...

Cleveland Scene10hOpinion

Republican Politicians Looking to Gerrymander Ohio and Texas to Protect U.S. House Majority

Trump won Ohio with 55% of the vote, but Republican politicians want to gerrymander 80% of the state’s U.S. House districts ...

Fort Worth Star-Telegram3y

The Texas Republican Party platform is official. What it says. | Fort ...

The Texas Republican Party rejected the results of the 2020 election, labeled being gay as “abnormal” and vowed to protect access to guns in its platform and corresponding resolutions.

1dOpinion

GOP gerrymandering in Texas would only invite more partisan warfare

The partisan breakdown of the chamber today resembles the popular vote more closely than it has in decades: Republicans, who ...

11hon MSN

Texas political musical chairs: Who’s losing their seat?

As Republicans prepare to tackle congressional redistricting during the special session, Democrats weigh their options.

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