Redistricting

Republican lawmakers are poised to push the map through over fierce Democratic opposition, positioning the GOP to net up to five additional seats in Texas.

On Wednesday, the Texas House is finally debating a new map for the state's congressional districts that could give Republicans as many as five additional seats in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Dozens of Democrats left the state earlier this month to block a redistricting plan that would add up to five GOP-held congressional seats in Texas.

More than 50 Democratic Texas House members have been out of state for nearly two weeks in an effort to block a Republican-led legislation that would redraw the state's congressional maps. On Thursday, they announced their conditions for returning to the Capitol in Austin.

More than 50 Texas House Democrats left the state to stall a Republican-backed redistricting plan, effectively shutting down legislative business at the state Capitol.

The case of Senator E.L. Alford, who was expelled from his seat in 1870, provides lessons for today.

Gov. Greg Abbott filed an emergency petition with the Supreme Court of Texas to remove state Rep. Gene Wu from office.

Democrats fled the state to stop Republicans' attempt to redraw congressional districts, but bills aimed at everything from a THC product ban to bolstering flood response are now in doubt.

Gov. Greg Abbott says the dozens of Democrats who fled the state to block a redraw of the state's congressional maps could also be charged with bribery or be removed from their seats. Ethics experts question his threats.

The move effectively brings the state House of Representatives to a standstill and prevents any consideration by the full chamber of HB 4, which would dramatically redraw Texas’ congressional maps.