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PRESIDENT TRUMP and first lady Melania Trump touched down in Kerrville, Texas, on Friday to view the aftermath of the deadly floods amid ongoing scrutiny of the emergency response and
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The Texas Tribune on MSNTexas leaders have repeatedly claimed the state’s voting maps are race blind. Until the Trump DOJ disagreed.Gov. Greg Abbott has acknowledged DOJ concerns that some districts were drawn “along strict racial lines.” Critics say it’s a political ploy.
Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Wednesday that tackling redrawing the state's congressional maps would be part of an special legislative session later this summer as Republicans seek to hold on to their narrow U.S. House majority in next year's midterm elections.
Texas Republicans are signaling a possible redrawing of the state's congressional map in a move that's likely to spark legal battles and deepen partisan divides. Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday called for legislation to revise Texas' districts—maps that are tied up in federal court under claims they discriminate against Black and Latino voters.
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The Texas Tribune on MSNRandall County GOP chair charged with felony election fraudKelly Kenten Giles, 64, is accused of providing false information on his application and petition to run for the Randall County Republican Party Chair seat.
After the Pasadena City Council election in Texas ended in a tie, a trusty coin flip was used to decide the winner.
State Rep. Tom Craddick announced today that he has received the endorsement of President Donald J. Trump for re-election to the Texas House of Representatives, District 82.
President Trump has offered his endorsement for Texas House Speaker and Lubbock Republican State Rep. Dustin Burrows.
Democrats last carried Texas in a presidential election 49 years ago, last elected a U.S. senator there in 1986 and have lost all statewide elections since 1994. Texas Republicans could, however,