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Gov. Greg Abbott Signs Controversial Redistricting Bill, Redrawing Congressional Map

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.

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The state’s new congressional map was one of many contentious issues on the agenda for the Texas Legislature’s special session.
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Texas House Advances Anti-Abortion Bill

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.

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Texas lawmakers on the floor of the House chamber in Austin earlier this month
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