After a bruising redistricting fight, Gov. Greg Abbott signed a new congressional map into law. But the Republican-led Legislature, newly emboldened, has not stopped there.
Legislation aimed at curtailing mail-order abortions in Texas cleared a decisive hurdle, part of a broader push by abortion opponents to limit the procedure even in states where it is legal.
The battle over redistricting is playing out in the country’s two largest states. Texas and California passed redistricting efforts this week that counter each other. David Goodman and Laurel Rosenhall explain how redistricting is playing out in both states and what the final outcome could look like.
Todd Hunter, a Republican state representative in Texas, with fellow Republican members of the State House of Representatives during a session at the Capitol in Austin on Wednesday.
The State Senate will vote Thursday on maps intended to help the G.O.P. win five more U.S. House seats in the midterm elections. California Democrats will counter on the same day.
Nicole Collier, a state representative, slept in the Capitol rather than agree to police surveillance imposed by Republicans after a Democratic walkout. “I am resisting,” she said.
Democratic lawmakers’ returned to the Capitol, and Republicans redrew their maps again, trying to flips seats and make their existing districts stronger.
The leader of Democrats in the Texas House said the battle over redistricting, which could determine control of Congress, is likely to continue in the courts.
State Representative Gene Wu, leader of the Democrats in the Texas House, speaking at a news conference in Chicago, where lawmakers from his party have fled.
Senator John Cornyn and Attorney General Ken Paxton are vying to be the tougher candidate on Democratic lawmakers who left Texas, as potential Democratic rivals seek their own spotlight.
Senator John Cornyn, speaking with the press on Capitol Hill last month, has taken a forceful stance against Democratic lawmakers who have fled the state to oppose redistricting.
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