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The GOP currently controls 25 of 38 congressional districts in the state.

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. joined the governor.

Texas lawmakers have said the new map was not drawn to target minorities’ voting power.

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said the launch was scrubbed because of ‘anvil clouds over launch site,’ which increases the risk of lightning.

State House Minority Leader Gene Wu detailed Texas Democrats’s quorum-busting in recent weeks as other states like California weigh counter redistricting.

The ballot measure, Proposition 50, would temporarily override an independent commission in order to authorize new maps favoring Democrats.

Reacting to Texas, California Gov. Gavin Newsom has pressed for his state to redraw its congressional map in favor of Democrats.

After passing the Republican-dominated upper chamber in an 18 to 11 party-line vote, the bill now heads to the desk of Gov. Greg Abbott.

The Special Committee on Congressional Redistricting voted in favor of reporting the bill to the Senate.

The redrawn maps would remain in place through the 2026, 2028, and 2030 elections.

The judge dismissed the case brought by Chinese students, saying the law doesn’t affect legal residents who plan to make Texas their permanent home.

Citing the state constitution, the plaintiffs asked the California Supreme Court to act by Aug. 20 to either rule on the case or bar any action for 30 days.

The bill now heads back to the state Senate before it can make it to Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk.

The GOP currently controls 25 of 38 congressional districts in the state.

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. joined the governor.

Texas lawmakers have said the new map was not drawn to target minorities’ voting power.

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said the launch was scrubbed because of ‘anvil clouds over launch site,’ which increases the risk of lightning.

State House Minority Leader Gene Wu detailed Texas Democrats’s quorum-busting in recent weeks as other states like California weigh counter redistricting.

The ballot measure, Proposition 50, would temporarily override an independent commission in order to authorize new maps favoring Democrats.

Reacting to Texas, California Gov. Gavin Newsom has pressed for his state to redraw its congressional map in favor of Democrats.

After passing the Republican-dominated upper chamber in an 18 to 11 party-line vote, the bill now heads to the desk of Gov. Greg Abbott.

The Special Committee on Congressional Redistricting voted in favor of reporting the bill to the Senate.

The redrawn maps would remain in place through the 2026, 2028, and 2030 elections.

The judge dismissed the case brought by Chinese students, saying the law doesn’t affect legal residents who plan to make Texas their permanent home.

Citing the state constitution, the plaintiffs asked the California Supreme Court to act by Aug. 20 to either rule on the case or bar any action for 30 days.

The bill now heads back to the state Senate before it can make it to Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk.