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Hundreds of Texas residents gathered at the University of Houston today to speak directly to lawmakers about a controversial redistricting proposal that could reshape the state’s political map.
HOUSTON — Hundreds of people gathered at the University of Houston on Saturday to protest a plan to redraw Texas' congressional maps. The demonstration was followed by a packed public hearing held by the Texas House Select Committee on Congressional Redistricting.
Democratic congressional candidate Isaiah Martin was dragged out of a Texas hearing and arrested after refusing to yield during a fiery speech attacking GOP lawmakers and Trump.
Tensions ran high at the Texas Capitol Thursday as lawmakers held their first public hearing on a controversial plan to redraw the state’s congressional map just four years after the last one was finalized.
As the Texas Legislature plans to redraw congressional maps in an effort to increase Republican members in the U.S. House, the governors of California and Illinois may devise their own new borders. Traditionally,
The former candidate for Senate and for Texas governor says Democratic governors in other states should redraw their congressional boundaries.
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FOX 26 Houston on MSNTexas congressional candidate removed, arrested during redistricting hearingA Texas congressional candidate was arrested Thursday evening while testifying against Republican efforts to redraw the state's congressional maps.
I think the more seats they go for, the more vulnerable they are in the ’26 elections,” U.S. Rep. Julie Johnson said on Inside Texas Politics.
Gov. Greg Abbott put redistricting on the special session agenda. Texas Democrats are trying to fight the effort that could limit their clout in Congress.