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Texas Republicans call new special session for redistricting, this time with Democrats expected back

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday called a second special session to push through a redrawing of congressional maps to secure up to five more Republican seats in the US House.

The Associated Press on MSN · 13m

The next steps in California Democrats’ plan to counter Texas Republicans’ redistricting push

California voters in 2010 gave the power to draw congressional maps to an independent commission, with the goal of making the process less partisan. The commission last redrew maps following the 2020 census, and the maps were in place for the 2022 and 2024 U.S. House elections.

RealClearPolitics · 26m

Newsom, Dems Try To Out-Trump Texas on Redistricting

Former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger took several years, working across the aisle with Democrats and liberal-leaning nonprofits, to create an independent citizens commission to

Texas Education Agency, Connally Independent School District

Chron on MSN · 1h

These districts received the lowest marks in Texas' 2025 school ratings

Houston ISD could soon be joined by four other Texas school districts that are facing possible takeovers after multiple years of failing ratings under the Texas Education Agency's accountability system.

The Texas Tribune on MSN · 3h

Texas released two years of A-F ratings for schools and districts. See how yours did.

In the 2024-25 school year, 14% of Texas school districts got an A, 71% got a B or a C, and 15% got a D or an F, new state data shows.

Houston Chronicle on MSN · 11h

Four Texas school districts are at risk of state takeover under newly released A-F ratings

Texas Education Agency released accountability scores that show positive progress among most of the state's 1,200 districts.

Texas, Tropical

Austin American-Statesman · 7h

Gulf tropical low pressure moving into Texas will bring rain Friday. Here's a timeline.

Tropical atmospheric moisture will surge into Central Texas on Friday and Saturday as a stormy disturbance moves into South Texas.

Chron on MSN · 8h

Storm system could develop into tropical depression, bring heavy rain to Texas

Forecasters say there is a marginal risk of excessive rain over Southeast Texas on Friday. The area could also be hit by gusty winds and minor floods, as the system continues to develop. There is an increased risk of a rip current into the weekend.

KHOU-TV Houston on MSN · 31m

Tropical disturbance brings rain to Texas coast

A tropical disturbance in the southwestern Gulf now has no chance of developing into a tropical depression but is still expected to send waves of tropical downpours along the Texas coast into Saturday.

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Texas woman charged with trying to kidnap children from Aurora, Illinois, bring them to their father in Mexico

Cindy Sanchez, 47, of Fort Worth, Texas, was arrested and charged with two counts of kidnapping two counts of child abduction ...

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Texas Attorney General Thinks DEI May Be Behind Devastating Fires

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has launched an investigation into several utility companies linked to last year's ...

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Obama applauds Texas Democrats for fighting back against gerrymandering

We can’t let a systematic assault on democracy just happen and stand by,” the former president said on a Zoom call with Texas ...

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California pushes left, Texas to the right, with US House control and Trump agenda in play

Republicans hold a 219-212 majority in the House, with four vacancies. New maps are typically drawn once a decade after the ...

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Ghislaine Maxwell’s arrival at Texas prison camp sparks tension and restrictions

Ghislaine Maxwell’s arrival to the federal prison camp in Bryan, Texas, this month has sent a shot of tension across its ...

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Texas judge orders Infowars liquidation to pay Sandy Hook families almost $1.5 billion

The order by Judge Maya Guerra Gamble in Austin has the potential to shut Jones out of his studio in the coming days. It also ...