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Republican Redistricting Is Sowing Chaos in Houston

22 septembre 2025 à 05:02
Texas Republicans redrew the lines for House races in 2026. For one Houston district, that means two elections in the next few months using two different maps, with a generational fight to come.

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“It’s been wildly confusing to people,” Amanda Edwards, a candidate in the 18th Congressional District special election, said as she campaigned for a seat whose boundaries will change radically shortly after the election.
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Lina Hidalgo Will Not Run for Re-election in Texas

15 septembre 2025 à 23:10
Lina Hidalgo, the top elected official in Harris County, which includes Houston, says she will not run for re-election or any other office in 2026.

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Lina Hidalgo’s decision ends — for the moment, at least — a meteoric political career that had fueled the hopes of many Texas Democrats and had drawn sustained and withering Republican attacks.

Texas Professor Fired After Accusations of Teaching ‘Gender Ideology’

10 septembre 2025 à 13:48
Two administrators also lost their posts at Texas A&M, an example of how Republican policies meant to curb liberal ideas are reaching into university classrooms.

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A professor at Texas A&M was confronted in class by a student, who filmed the interaction.

James Talarico Joins Senate Campaign in Texas

9 septembre 2025 à 05:02
State Representative James Talarico, who is studying to become a Presbyterian pastor, has sparred with Fox News hosts and bantered with Joe Rogan. Now he wants Senator John Cornyn’s seat.

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State Representative James Talarico, a seminary student who entered the race for the seat currently held by Senator John Cornyn, believes Texas and the country want a return to decency.
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