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Texas, special session and the Senate bills

Bills to fund sirens, disaster relief will die Friday as the Texas special session ends. What's next?

The Texas Legislature's first special session is set to end without the passage of key funding bills. How can those bills return?

Texas Senate passes all bills called for special session as House Dems remain MIA

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott called special sessions to pass a redistricting bill and other legislation. ©Office of Gov. Greg Abbott livestream The Texas Senate has passed all bills on the call for the first special session called by Gov.

Texas governor preparing to call second special session on redistricting by Friday

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is preparing to call a second special session to address redistricting if a quorum is not met in the Texas House of Representatives by Friday.

Texas, House and of Senate

Texas Senate Passes Map After 2 Democrats Fail to Join House Member Walkout

The gerrymander would benefit the GOP and dilute Black and Brown voters’ power. The House may now decide its fate.

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Texas Senate approves congressional redistricting map

The Texas Senate voted 19-2 along party lines on Tuesday to approve a congressional redistricting map that is identical to a version in the Texas House.

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Texas Senate passes GOP-friendly House map

The Texas Senate passed a GOP-friendly House map on Tuesday, putting it a step closer to final passage in the state Legislature. The upper chamber voted 19-2 to pass a new set of

Texas, Illinois and Ken Paxton

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Illinois judge rejects Texas legislature lawsuit over absconding Dems

An Illinois judge has rejected a lawsuit filed by the state of Texas against 33 House Democrats who absconded from the state to stop legislative proceedings. The lawsuit was filed in the Eighth Judicial Circuit Court in Adams County,

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Illinois judge denies Ken Paxton's bid for help rounding up Democrats

The judge says he doesn't have the power to decide whether the Democrats were violating civil warrants issued by the Texas House.

Illinois judge denies Paxton’s request to help arrest Texas Democrats

An Illinois judge on Wednesday declined Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s (R) request to hold Texas Democrats who fled there in contempt. Paxton reached across state lines to seek a ruling that would effectively force the blue state to comply with efforts to arrest the lawmakers and return them to Texas to end their

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Bill to replace STAAR testing passes Senate after failure of regular session version

The bill would replace the STAAR with three shorter student support tests, and would require A-F ratings for campuses across ...

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Texas state Senate passes new Republican drawn congressional map as House Dems remain on the lam

Texas Senate approves Republican-drawn redistricting maps in 19-2 vote as nine Democrats walk out in protest while House ...

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Texas quorum battle becomes fodder as Senate primaries heat up

Republican candidates Cornyn and Paxton shore up support with tough approaches while Democrats mull getting into the race.

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