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Kemp promulgates new district maps for Georgian lawmakers
ATLANTA (AP) – Governor Brian Kemp on Thursday signed new cards for the Georgia Congressional delegation, State Senate and State House, prompting at least one immediate ... -
U.S. legislatures set to act on abortion rights
MONTPELIER, Vermont – At the start of the new year, the Vermont House of Representatives is due to begin debate on an amendment that would enshrine ... -
North Texas to see crop of new leaders as veteran lawmakers drove out of the Legislative Assembly
Proponents of term limits complain that elected lawmakers often go beyond their welcome. That’s not the case these days at Texas House, where turnover is happening ... -
Democrats are doing strangely well in the redistribution
Now, Democrats will have a chance to lose the 2022 midterms, fairly and squarely. Photo: Al Drago / Bloomberg via Getty Images The majority of the ... -
Watch Siri Interrupt Ted Cruz As He Goes On Big Tech In Fox News Interview
Siri, Apple’s iconic AI virtual assistant, appeared unhappy with Senator Ted Cruz’s attacks on Big Tech as he sat down with Fox News for an interview. ... -
Donald Trump dwells on old grievances on trip to Texas
Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to date with Texas’ most essential news. DALLAS – Former President Donald Trump downplayed ... -
Card by card, GOP attacks black Democrats’ power
Republicans, who have much more control over the national redistribution than Democrats, defend their cards as legal and fair, giving a range of reasons. Kirk Smith, ... -
Texas Democrats consider redistribution fights in state court as federal lawsuits against gerrymandering mount
AUSTIN – As federal lawsuits over new political maps mount, some Texas Democrats focus on two state court cases, arguing this year’s GOP-led redistribution effort violated ... -
Dems and GOP at odds over Islamophobia bill
If the House passes, the bill struggles to come up with Republicans in the Senate by: Alexandra Limon Posted: Dec 14 2021 / 20:26 CST / ... -
Some voters disagree with their party on abortion
At least 65% of evangelical Christians believe abortion should be illegal in most or all cases, according to AP VoteCast data, compared to 29% of non-evangelical ... -
Texas Abortion Law Must Prevail | News, Sports, Jobs
It’s quite interesting how Democrats, abortion rights activists, some conservatives who choose to use the term pro-choice (abortion code); and the flying chimps in the national ... -
Ted Cruz on Last Texas Trial: DOJ “Acts as Partisan Arm to Target Red States”
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Senator Ted Cruz, R-Texas, responded to President Biden’s latest lawsuit against his home state by accusing the Department ... -
Politics in Texas: Beto O’Rourke stops gubernatorial campaign at Fort Bend County Fairgrounds
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) – Amid a crowd his campaign estimated at over 600, Democrat Beto O’Rourke touched on familiar themes during his stump speech at the ... -
Biden’s oil and gas policy falls short of climate goals, House Democrats say
In a Thursday hearing that took place less than a week after the US Department of the Interior released a report that called for fiscal updates ... -
Democrats press drillers for data on methane leaks
Democrats are asking 10 oil and gas companies for data on leaks of a global warming gas called methane because these leaks can dramatically increase the ... -
Overnight Energy & Environment – Brought to you by ExxonMobil – Democrats seek to preserve climate provisions
Welcome to Wednesday’s show on energy and the environment, your source for the latest news focused on energy, the environment and beyond. Subscribe here: thehill.com/newsletter-inscription. Today ... -
Hypocrisy of Democrats’ ‘Build Better’ Bill Giving Rich Huge Tax Cut
Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) Chats with reporters in the Senate subway on Capitol Hill on November 2. a gift to the highest incomes. (Kent Nishimura / ... -
GOP Representative Slams Democrats Over Border Crisis: “Leadership in Congress Must Change”
Representative Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, lambasted Democrats for allowing the border crisis, arguing that the Biden administration does not want to alleviate it as another caravan of ... -
GOP keeps Biden nominees down for women in top positions
Women are expected to make unprecedented gains in leadership positions on President BidenJoe BidenUS lawmakers arrive in Taiwan to meet with local officials Biden meets with ... -
The Democratic Party no longer represents the values of South Texas
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – Gov. Greg Abbott has said the Democratic Party no longer represents the values of the people of South Texas, saying Democrats ... -
Texas Democrats Celebrate Trans Day of Remembrance
AUSTIN, Texas – Texas Democratic Party Co-Executive Director Jamarr Brown made the following statement on Trans Day of Remembrance: “Today we stop to uplift the memory ... -
Texas Democrats Advance Build Back Better Immigration Benefits
Border lawmakers urge immigrants to be patient, support measures protecting them from deportation now, and fight for citizenship later by: Julian Resendiz Posted: November 18, 2021 ... -
With Beto, Texas Democrats will party like in 2018
Governor Beto O’Rourke’s race announcement video takes us back to 2018, a year filled with claims by the former congressman that his US Senate opponent Ted ... -
Beto O’Rourke announces his bid for governor of Texas, testing Democrats’ strength
HOUSTON – Beto O’Rourke entered the Texas gubernatorial race on Monday, challenging an ultra-conservative and well-funded two-term Republican candidate in a long-term bid to win a ... -
Republicans called to chaos and voting against their constituents
Last week, President Biden spearheaded the passage of landmark legislation investing in our nation’s infrastructure. While a large majority of the American people support the Bipartisan ... -
Abortion rights advocates rally in New Jersey as Texas law remains in national spotlight
NEWARK, NJ – A week after a fierce gubernatorial battle, business was business as usual for Garden State Democrats who are now rallying for Gov. Phil ... -
Democrat Eddie Lucio Jr. to retire after three decades in the Texas Senate | Texas
State Senator Eddie Lucio Jr., D-Brownsville, announced Thursday that he is not running for reelection after three decades in the upper house. He made the announcement ... -
Texas Voters Divided Over Tough Election Laws, UT / TT Poll Says
Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to date with the most essential Texas news. About two months after the approval ... -
Virginia Democrats hope to retain control of House | Texas
GLEN ALLEN, Va. (AP) – Democrats in Virginia hope to retain their majority in the House of Delegates in an election on Tuesday that is seen ... -
Prime Minister of North Macedonia announces his resignation after electoral defeat
SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) – Prime Minister Zoran Zaev announced his resignation on Sunday evening following the heavy defeat of his ruling Social Democratic Union in ... -
Lawsuit alleges Texas police refused to assist Biden Bus in skirmish with Trump supporters
An updated federal lawsuit alleged that police in San Marcos, Texas refused to help a Joe Biden campaign bus that faced supporters of former President Donald ... -
Texas Democrats call on Justice Department to investigate border arrests of Governor Greg Abbott
WASHINGTON – A group of two dozen House Democrats, led by U.S. Representative Joaquin Castro of San Antonio, is urging the U.S. Department of Justice to ... -
Daily Brew: October 28, 2021 – Battlefield Preview Weekday # 4: Cities – Ballotpedia News
Welcome to Thursday October 28, Brew. Here’s what to expect at the start of your day: This is the last full week before the general election ... -
Texas Republican Offers Million Dollar Election Fraud Bounty; Democrat who caught a Republican collects
Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, a Trump supporter who offered a minimum of $ 25,000 to anyone who could find evidence of voter fraud in the ... -
In Stunning News, Republican Texas Congressman Louie Gohmert helped coordinate the January 6 riot, sources say
AUSTIN, Texas – Amazing new details have appeared appearing to show Texas Republican elected officials were even more closely involved in the engineering of the events ... -
Democrats weigh plastic tax in budget package
WASHINGTON – Democrats are considering a plastic tax to encourage the industry to increase recycling and reduce the production of single-use products. One of the tax ... -
Supreme Court refuses to block Texas abortion ban for second time
In this October 18, 2021 photo, the Supreme Court is seen in Washington. (AP Photo / J. Scott Applewhite) The Supreme Court refused to block Texas’ ... -
Grassley, Scott and Colleagues Introduce Bill to Block Democrats’ IRS Oversight Proposal
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined Senator Tim Scott (RS.C.) and several colleagues today to present the IRS Financial Supervision Act Prohibition. This legislation will ... -
Making Wisconsin the “North Texas” on abortion
On Wednesday, after the State Senate passed several bills to make abortion more difficult in Wisconsin, Senator Kelda Roys released a statement entitled, “GOP Pushes Wisconsin ... -
Cruz presents a bill to create treatment centers for immigrants “where the democratic elites organize their cocktails”
FIRST ON FOX: Senator Ted cruz, R-Texas, introduced a bill to bring treatment centers to illegal immigrants where the “democratic elites organize their cocktails”. Fox News ... -
Texas House finalizes gnarled American house card that gives GOP a decade of Hispanic growth bounty
WASHINGTON – Texas House was set to approve a Congressional electoral plan on Saturday night that would lock in an overwhelming Republican advantage for a decade ... -
Republicans create competitive new Texas House neighborhood in Rio Grande Valley
Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to date with the most essential Texas news. Texas Republicans set to create a ... -
Senate Democrats’ plan to vote next week on measurement of the vote
WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D., NY) called a vote for next week on revised election legislation, starting a busy session with a measure ... -
Why abortion may now motivate Democrats more than Republicans
Abortion has long motivated Republicans as a political issue. But following the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in early September not to block new Texas law banning ... -
Is Homeland Security sending migrants from the Texas border to NH? Hassan will not say
Senator Maggie Hassan has no comment on reports that the Department of Homeland Security – which she oversees on the Homeland Security Committee – is considering ... -
Texas Congressmen Join Leading SA to Discuss Temporary Debt Ceiling Lift
This week has been a whirlwind on Capitol Hill. There have been discussions on everything from the debt ceiling to the spending bill to the infrastructure ... -
Death notice of Edra Bogle (1934 – 2021) – Denton, TX
Edra Charlotte Bogle Edra Charlotte Bogle, 87, of Denton, Texas, died on September 13, 2021 in Fairhaven Denton. She was born in Des Moines, IA on ... -
Senate votes to raise debt ceiling after 11 Republicans joined Democrats in breaking filibuster
After weeks of struggling on the brink, the Senate voted Thursday night to temporarily raise the debt ceiling by $ 480 billion until December 3. The ... -
Tucker Carlson’s nighttime toxicity poisons his brain
A 2019 protest against Fox News outside its headquarters. (Drew Angerer / Getty Images) To subscribe to The nation Subscribe now for as low as $ ... -
Ted Cruz: Democrats would rather play political games than be honest with their constituents
Senator Ted cruz, R-Texas, joined “Hannity” on Wednesday, stressing that the United States should never default on its debt and tear up the Democrats’ “reckless” agenda ... -
Big leap in support for climate action follows 2021 series of extreme weather conditions
A new national poll has revealed an increase in Americans’ agreement on global warming, their concerns about it and their support for climate action. Will the ... -
ICYMI: Abortion Attacks Drop Texas GOP Approval Ratings
AUSTIN, Texas – Another day another attack on Texas GOP abortion rights. The all-Republican Texas Supreme Court on Monday refused to resume proceedings in a lawsuit ... -
Democrats’ voter registration declines in major states
Democrats face reduced voter registration benefits in major battlefield states ahead of next year’s midterm elections, sparking concern among some party members of a coming wave ... -
Democrats See Political Peril in Minneapolis PD Replacement | Texas
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – As activists rallied this summer to call on Minneapolis voters to replace their police department, one of the first leading Democrats to criticize ... -
Abortion rights supporters at national marches try to regain momentum
Last fall, Hannah Dasgupta spent her days focusing on politics, channeling her fear and anger at President Donald J. Trump into activism. Concerned about the future ... -
As redistribution begins, Democrats’ outlook improves
Protesters hold buttons outside Supreme Court ahead of pleadings on Benisek v. Lamone, a redistribution case to determine whether Democratic lawmakers in Maryland illegally designed a ... -
EXCLUSIVE White House, leading Democrats agree to increase carbon capture credit in budget bill – sources
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 (Reuters) – The White House and leading Democratic lawmakers have agreed to increase a tax credit for industrial carbon capture projects as part ... -
Will Beto O’Rourke run for governor? Democrats eager to get started
For many Democrats, Beto O’Rourke continues to represent the future of the party in Texas. His 2018 campaign against Republican U.S. Senator Ted Cruz brought him ... -
ICYMI Republicans in Texas hired out-of-state delineation officer to trick voters into denying them fair representation
AUSTIN, Texas – As Texas lawmakers work this session to redraw the state’s legislative and congressional maps to reflect a decade of population growth, Texans are ... -
Senate Democrats Target Supreme Court ‘Shadow Case’ After Texas Abortion Decision
President Richard Durbin, D-Ill., Speaks at the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing titled “Texas Unconstitutional Abortion Ban and the Role of the Shadow Docket,” in the Hart ... -
Democrats’ energy policy split threatens budget bill
At the same time, Wyden is raising new issues that have yet to emerge from his or Neal’s committee, such as a credit bill for solar ... -
Farenthold’s “relentless sense of justice” remains an inspiration
In 1968, Frances “Sissy” Farenthold, then director of legal aid for Nueces County, launched a campaign for the state representative. At that time, every member of ... -
Why do party leaders still support Henry Cuellar as a Democrat?
Representative Henry Cuellar (D-Tex.) Speaks with reporters on Capitol Hill after a meeting of House Democrats on Thursday, June 27, 2019. (Tom Williams / CQ Roll ... -
Democrats, it’s time for you to call the president
This column is for Democrats in West Texas and beyond. You really have to give the President some common sense because he is hurting this country ... -
Two New Texas Congressional Districts Added to Houston, Austin in Proposed Redistribution Map | State News
Texas lawmakers on Monday released their first draft of a new congressional map for the next decade that includes two new districts in Austin and Houston ... -
Texas close to abortion ban opens door to repeal Illinois parental advisory, bolstering abortion rights: Don Harmon
WASHINGTON – Texas ‘near-total abortion ban opens the door to repealing Illinois’ abortion notification law and installing more safeguards on abortion rights when the legislature will ... -
Democrats are positioning themselves as the last line of defense for abortion rights | American politics
Standing on the lawn of the United States Capitol with an unobstructed view of the Supreme Court, a coalition of women Democrats have said that Roe ... -
Herrell, New Mexico Representative: Democrats Demonize Border Guards
Congressman Yvette Herrell (RN.M.) speaks to the press during a visit to the parliamentary border delegation in El Paso, Texas. (Photo by JUST IN HAMEL / ... -
Cruz accuses the Democrats of having entrusted “the crazy uncle Bernie” with the Senate budget committee
Texas Republican Michael Burgess explains how Democrats can create repeated House loss in 2010 in “The Evening Edit” Senator Ted cruz, R-Texas, lambasted Senate Democrats for ... -
Nuclear waste at Andrews a rare common ground between Democrats and Republicans
ANDREWS, Texas (KOSA) – Last week, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission approved Andrews County as a repository for the country’s high-level nuclear waste. The only problem? This ... -
Governance competence at stake for Democrats: the note
TAKE it with Rick klein Invoices are either too big to fail or too small to be accepted. The real danger for Democrats is that they ... -
Democrats will lose majority if they do not pass the franchise bill – Mother Jones
Beto O ‘Rourke speaks at the State Capital of Texas to demand federal action on voting rights, July 31, 2021, Austin, TX. Mario Cantu / Cal ... -
Law professor says Ted Cruz Texas voter ID law is racist in heated court exchange
Cruz had asked Franita Tolson, associate dean of faculty and university affairs and professor of law at the University of Southern California, if she found the ... -
Austin State Representative Celia Israel will not be running
Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to date with Texas’ most essential news. State Representative Celia Israel D-Austin announced on ... -
A closer look at a potential Beto O’Rourke run for Governor of Texas – CBS Dallas / Fort Worth
TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) – The news that Democrat Beto O’Rourke is planning to run against Governor Greg Abbott has got people talking, including Democratic activist Haley Taylor ... -
Texas lawmakers to redraw district maps based on latest census data
BELL COUNTY – A proposed redistribution map was released over the weekend and some believe the map will give Bell County more representation, but some believe ... -
U.S. House Democrats advocate for abortion rights to be protected after Texas law comes into effect
United States House Democrats on Monday attempted to try to pass legislation that would bolster abortion rights in the country, as Texas and other states take ... -
Texas program offers real alternatives to abortion
Since the passage of the Texas Heartbeat Act and the Supreme Court’s refusal to hear a last-minute challenge, abortion groups have shifted into high gear to ... -
Senate parliamentarian rejects Democrats’ immigration plan
Earlier this month, Democrats presented MacDonough with plans to use the $ 3.5 trillion spending bill to provide 8 million green cards to four immigrant groups: ... -
Democrats push to overhaul healthcare programs for millions of people
WASHINGTON (AP) – Dental care for the elderly with health insurance. The end of the rock bottom prices on prescription drugs. New options for long-term home ... -
Republicans double down on Afghan withdrawal, Democrats bow to avoid blaming Biden
Republicans in the House and Senate have doubled down on their commitment to investigate decisions that would lead to Biden’s “catastrophic” withdrawal from Afghanistan, but Democrats ... -
There may be no realistic way to fix Gerrymandering
Roberts concluded that they were asking the court to impose proportional representation in U.S. elections, which the Constitution neither denies nor requires. “The founders certainly didn’t ... -
Texas Democrats raised small donations after fleeing to Washington to lobby for the right to vote • OpenSecrets
(Photo by Jabin Botsford / The Washington Post via Getty Images) Texas State House Democrats who fled the state in an unsuccessful attempt to block a ... -
California Governor Newsom Easily Keeps Job, Wins Election
SACRAMENTO, Calif., Sept. 14 (Reuters) – Democratic Governor of California Gavin Newsom easily pushed back an effort to oust him from office in Tuesday’s special election, ... -
Republicans hope to beat Democrats with fists in San Antonio House District 118
Election day is September 28. Early voting begins September 20. Katie Farias, Democrat, 41, Southside ISD Board Member Farias was the first Democrat to announce a ... -
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez blames men, not fascist Republicans for Texas abortion ban, covering up Democrats’ inaction
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez at SXSW in 2019 (Image credit: Flickr / nrkbeta) On Tuesday, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, congressman from New York and member of the Democratic Socialist of ... -
Colorado Democratic Women’s Caucus denounces Texas abortion law | Legislature
Leaders of the Democratic Women’s Caucus of Colorado on Tuesday criticized Texas state’s new abortion law, describing it as “another way to suppress, control and shame ... -
Texas voting rights saga suggests Democrats are playing a losing game
People walk by as protesters hold up a placard during the protest against voting suppression on the 58th anniversary of the historic March on Washington in ... -
Details of the final version of the Texas ballot bill
AUSTIN, Texas – The sweeping changes to the Texas Election Code now awaiting the signature of GOP Governor Greg Abbott would make it more difficult – ... -
Austin at Large: one step forward, two steps … Texas Democrats retract strike amid grudges and glimmers of hope
This is how a walkout ends, not with a bang or a moan, but the weak one Ding ding the bell of the vote and the ... -
ICYMI: Biden announces first FDA-approved COVID-19 vaccine
As several vaccines are approved under emergency use authorizations, the first official FDA approval marks another key step in fending off this pandemic AUSTIN, Texas – ... -
Texas Democrats return home for new battle: redistribution
A plane sends the message “Don’t mess with the voters of Texas, all of you” over the Texas Capitol on July 13 in Austin, Texas. Democrats ... -
With children accounting for 18% of new COVID-19 cases, Texas Democrats hail Biden’s measures to protect children and nursing home residents
AUSTIN, Texas – It has been more than three weeks since Gov. Greg Abbott doubled down on his executive order banning schools and local authorities from ... -
Texas Supreme Court rules Democrats who break quorum can be arrested
Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to date with Texas’ most essential news. House Democrats who refuse to run for ... -
Judge blocks arrests of Texas Democrats who refuse to return to Capitol Hill
Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to date with the most essential Texas news. A Travis County State District Judge ... -
Now what? Texas Democrats have a very difficult choice to make
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced the plan Thursday, keeping his promise not to allow Democrats to block election legislation. “I will continue to convene special session ... -
Statement by the Texas Democrats on the 56th Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965
AUSTIN, Texas – Texas Democratic Party Chairman Gilberto Hinojosa made the following statement on the 56th anniversary of the 1965 Voting Rights Act: “On August 6, ... -
Letters: We must accelerate the eradication of COVID-19; Texas Democrats fled the state, shirked their homework; Beside the GOP, the criticism of the Democrats laughable
The COVID variants are more deadly. Miraculously, we have accelerated the emergency use of vaccines to help fight COVID-19. Vaccines are not 100% effective and we ... -
With COVID moving to stage 5, Abbott’s decree is a death warrant for Texans
AUSTIN, Texas – Over the weekend, Texas recorded grim statistics as the Delta variant continues to sweep communities across the state. Texas overtook New York on ... -
ICYMI: Entire Houston Chronicle Editorial Board Condemns Abbott For Making $ 1 Million From February Power Outages
AUSTIN, Texas – Over the weekend, the Houston Chronicle slammed Gov. Greg Abbott for the biggest scandal in current Texas politics, posting a scathing editorial from ...