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The Law in West Texas Breaks the Law to Protest Weed’s Prohibition

2 août 2025 à 18:14
Sarah Stogner, a Republican district attorney in Texas oil country, recorded herself smoking a joint that she bought legally in New Mexico.

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District Attorney Sarah Stogner in Ward County, Texas, in May.
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Texas Republicans Unveil Gerrymandered House Map, Trying to Please Trump

31 juillet 2025 à 08:12
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.

Two Democratic Governors Say if Texas Redraws Congressional Maps, They May Too

25 juillet 2025 à 18:44
After meetings with Democrats from the Texas House, Gavin Newsom and JB Pritzker suggested their states could counter a gerrymander by Texas Republicans.

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A Texas House Committee on Congressional Redistricting hearing at the Capitol in Austin on Thursday.

Texas Democrats Confer With California and Illinois Governors on Redistricting

25 juillet 2025 à 15:27
Two groups of Democrats left Texas to meet with Govs. Gavin Newsom and JB Pritzker, who have suggested their Democratic-controlled states could counter a Texas Republican gerrymander.

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A Texas House Committee on Congressional Redistricting hearing at the Capitol in Austin on Thursday.

Texas Legislature Special Session: Democrats Attack Silent Republicans

24 juillet 2025 à 18:54
President Trump wants Texas Republicans to redraw the state’s House maps to nab as many as five seats now held by Democrats. But no new maps have been publicly proposed yet.

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Demonstrators gathered in the rotunda of the Texas Capitol as the special session began on Monday.

At Texas Flooding Hearing, State Officials Look Elsewhere for Blame

23 juillet 2025 à 16:59
At several points during the hearing, the state emergency management chief directed attention to the role of local emergency managers in disaster response.

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At least 136 people, including 37 children, were killed in flash flooding in Central Texas.

Texas Legislature Special Session Will Answer Questions About Redistricting, Floods

17 juillet 2025 à 13:22
A special session of the Texas Legislature will address the deadly floods in Hill Country, but the fireworks will come from President Trump’s demand for a newly gerrymandered House map.

© Jordan Vonderhaar for The New York Times

A special session of the Texas Legislature is scheduled to begin in Austin on Monday.
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