Texas redistricting plan heads to Senate
The Texas House of Representatives passed the controversial redistricting plan that Gov. Greg Abbott plans to sign once it passes in the state's Senate. CBS News' Omar Villafranca reports.
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Texas redistricting plan heads to Senate
The controversial Texas redistricting plan passed in the House and will be headed to the state's Senate for a vote. CBS News' Fin Gómez reports.
Texas House passes GOP redistricting plan after weeks-long standoff
House Bill 4 advances to the Senate after Democrats return from a quorum-breaking walkout. Republicans aim to reshape the Texas congressional maps.
Abbott targets Texas lawmakers who flee state to block votes
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Court blocks Texas Ten Commandments law
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Texas House approves new congressional map
The Texas House on Wednesday night passed a controversial, Republican-backed proposal to redraw the state's congressional maps. The bill now moves onto the Texas Senate. CBS News reporter Erica Brown has more.
Lawmaker response to Camp Mystic parents
Parents of some of the more than two dozen girls who died in last month's deadly Texas floods delivered emotional testimony during a state hearing Wednesday where they raised questions about the disaster. CBS News correspondent Omar Villafranca was in the room during Wednesday's hearing.
Testimony from parents of Texas flood victims
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How Texas Democrats will fight redistricting
Texas Democrats are exploring other ways of undoing the Republican-led efforts to redistrict the state. This comes as the Texas House of Representatives prepares to vote on the matter. Kayla Guo, a politics reporter for The Texas Tribune, joins CBS News with the latest.
Texas House poised to vote redistricting plan
The Texas House of Representatives is poised to vote on a controversial redistricting plan that could hand the state more congressional seats that may be filled by Republicans. CBS News' Fin Gómez reports.
Texas House set to reconvene on new maps
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Texas Republicans poised to reshape voting maps
Republicans in Texas are poised to approve the partisan reshaping of the state's 38 congressional district map in hopes of adding five more house seats during the midterm elections next year. Democrats stalled the vote for two weeks by fleeing the state, but have since returned. Texas Tribune reporter Eleanor Klibanoff joins to discuss.
Texas Democrat speaks out from state Capitol
The Texas House of Representatives is expected to vote Wednesday on a Republican-proposed redistricting map after Democratic lawmakers returned to the state this week. One lawmaker, State Rep. Nicole Collier, has been at the Texas Capitol since Monday after refusing a mandatory police escort meant to ensure Democrats will show up when the state House convenes Wednesday. She joins "The Takeout" to discuss.
Texas Rep. Nicole Collier alleges "illegal confinement" by GOP
A Democratic state lawmaker who fled Texas in protest of a GOP redistricting effort is asking a court to let her exit the Capitol, after she was told she needs a police escort to leave the building.
Texas GOP's redistricting plan poised to pass
Texas lawmakers are set to vote as early as Wednesday on state Republicans' controversial congressional redistricting map. CBS News correspondent Nidia Cavazos has more.
Democratic lawmaker locked in Texas House
The Texas House reached a quorum Monday after dozens of Democrats who left the state to block the vote on a GOP-favored congressional redistricting plan returned to Austin. The Democrats were asked to sign "permission slips" so they could be escorted by state troopers to ensure they would return when the session reconvenes Wednesday, but State Representative Nicole Collier refused to sign. Instead, she spent the night locked in the House chamber, where she will likely remain for another night. CBS News' Nidia Cavazos reports.
How Texas House Democrats are shifting focus
The battle over congressional redistricting continues to heat up in Texas as House Democrats return to the state after two weeks of breaking quorum. CBS News' Hunter Woodall has more.
Texas redistricting plan inches forward
The Texas House of Representatives is inching closer to a vote on congressional redistricting as Democrats who fled the state to protest the plan began returning Monday. CBS News political director Fin Gómez has more details.
Texas Democrat locked in state Capitol after refusing police escort
House leaders mandated police escorts for Democrats to guarantee they return for Wednesday's session.
What's next in the Texas redistricting fight?
Two weeks after fleeing in protest, Texas House Democrats returned to the state. Their homecoming allows the Republican-led House to pass a partisan, redrawn congressional map, possibly giving more seats to the GOP during the 2026 midterm elections. Omar Villafranca has the latest.
Redistricting push in Texas, California
Democratic lawmakers are returning to Texas after a standoff over a controversial GOP redistricting plan. CBS News correspondent Nidia Cavazos has more on the redistricting push.
New Texas special session as Democrats return
The Texas State House of Representatives could vote as early as this week on the state's controversial congressional redistricting plan after Gov. Greg Abbott called a second special legislative session with Democrats ending their boycott and returning to the state. CBS News correspondent Nidia Cavazos has more.
Democrats unveil maps of California's redistricting proposal
Democrats unveiled a proposal Friday that could give California's dominant political party an additional five U.S. House seats in a bid to win the fight to control Congress next year.
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How redistricting could impact 2026 midterms
Texas Democrats who left the state two weeks ago to stop a vote on a new congressional map that favored Republicans are beginning to return after California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced an effort to remap California congressional districts in a way that would favor Democrats. CBS News political editorial producer Hunter Woodall has more on what redistricting could mean for the 2026 midterm elections.
White House tells agencies to prepare for layoffs if government shuts down
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Federal prosecutors near decision on whether to charge James Comey, sources say
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ICE head says deadly Dallas facility shooting was an "indiscriminate" attack
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Syria's president warns Israel's actions could alienate U.S. allies
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Travis Decker, accused of killing 3 daughters, declared dead by U.S. Marshals
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