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Texas and California joust for political advantage, with Trump’s agenda and House majority in play
The rivalry tugging at the nation’s political balance is playing out in advance of the 2026 midterm elections.
Why the Texas Redistricting Plan Caused Democrats to Flee and Could Help Trump in the Midterms
Redistricting typically occurs once per decade in each state following the census. But Texas Republicans broke that tradition ...
In KC visit, Beto O'Rourke hails Texas lawmakers, decries Trump's policies
The former Texas Congressman and Democratic presidential hopeful spoke to a packed town hall meeting in Kansas City Monday ...
Texas Democrats who left state prevent vote, for now, on Trump’s efforts to add GOP House seats
Texas Democrats prevented their state’s House of Representatives from moving forward, at least for now, with a redrawn ...
RCP Podcast: Redistricting Showdown in Texas, Is BLS Broken? "Trump Accounts" for Newborns, Who Tells America's Story?
Monday on the RealClearPolitics radio show, Andrew Walworth, Tom Bevan, and Carl Cannon break down Democratic legislators ...
Trump’s Texas Gambit Ignites Nationwide Battle for House Control
WASHINGTON—President Trump’s high-stakes push to create more Republican House seats and keep the majority from flipping to ...
Texas House falls short of quorum after Democrats leave state to prevent Trump-backed redraw of maps
Texas Democrats prevented their state’s House of Representatives from moving forward, at least for now, with a redrawn ...