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Texas Pushes Redistricting Into an Era of ‘Maximum Warfare’

Republicans are pursuing every possible advantage, essentially trying to win elections long before people vote. In response, even some once-squeamish Democrats are talking about fighting ‘fire with fire.’

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The attempt in Texas to redraw the map for the state’s U.S. House districts has pushed many Democrats to a breaking point.
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Texas Republicans Unveil Gerrymandered House Map, Trying to Please Trump

The proposed map would give Republicans a chance to gain five U.S. House seats, including in Houston, Dallas and along the U.S.-Mexican border.

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John McQueeney, a Republican member of the Texas House, looks at a map before a committee hearing on the congressional redistricting.
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The UK Plans to Lower the Voting Age to 16. Here’s What to Know.

The plan has been described as the largest expansion of voting rights in Britain in decades.

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A polling station in Brighton, England, last year. Britain has set the minimum voting age for general elections at 18 since 1969.
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