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SEGUIN, Texas – Under a broiling sun, there's a popular, frozen drinks stop here in the seat of Guadalupe County known as Milly's where locals cool off in the summer. But business owner Tomas ...
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Republicans on Wednesday took the first step toward approving new congressional maps that would give their party as many as five new seats in the House of Representatives, ...
The measure now moves to the state Senate. After a long day of debate, the Texas House of Representatives passed a Republican-favored congressional map Wednesday evening that could flip five districts ...
The Brief keeps Texas voters and political observers up to speed on the most essential coverage of their elected officials, the policies that shape their daily lives and the future of our great state.
With control of the narrowly divided U.S. House hanging in the balance in the 2026 midterm elections, Republicans in Texas at the urging of President Donald Trump unveiled their opening proposal ...
Texas state Sen. Pete Flores looks over a redrawn U.S. congressional map during debate over a bill in the Senate Chamber at the Texas Capitol in Austin, August 22, 2025. Credit: Eric Gay/AP Photo We ...
The Texas Senate on Saturday approved new congressional maps drawn to help Republicans win as many as five more House seats in next year’s midterm elections. The vote was the final legislative hurdle ...
Texas urged the Supreme Court on Friday to boost President Donald Trump’s effort to help Republicans maintain control of Congress, asking the justices to review a federal court ruling that found the ...