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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 · 2h

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 · 2h

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, USDA and Screwworm

Associated Press News on MSN · 7h

The US plans to build a $750M fly factory in Texas to stop a flesh-eating cattle parasite

The U.S. plans to build a $750 million factory in southern Texas to breed billions of sterile flies, ramping up its efforts to keep flesh-eating maggots in Mexico from crossing the border and damaging the American cattle industry.

U.S. News & World Report · 8h

USDA to Build Facility in Texas to Fight Flesh-Eating Screwworm Pest

The U.S. Department of Agriculture plans to build a sterile fly production facility in Texas to fight the flesh-eating livestock pest New World screwworm, USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins said on Friday.

Houston Chronicle on MSN · 2h

Texas, USDA unveil $100 million push and $750 million plant to stop New World screwworm

Gov. Greg Abbott and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins held a joint news conference Friday to announce new efforts to combat the New World screwworm.

Texas school ratings improve

CBS News · 2h

Texas school ratings show big gains for Dallas, Fort Worth ISDs

F school ratings, showing major gains in North Texas. Dallas ISD improved from a “C” to a “B,” doubling its A-rated schools and cutting F-rated campuses to two. Fort Worth ISD also saw progress, though a possible state takeover is still under review.

The Texas Tribune on MSN · 5h

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 · 13h

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 Democratic lawmakers could end their boycott

Bloomberg L.P. · 8h

Texas Democrats Who Left State Plan Return to Start Legal Fight

Democratic state lawmakers who left Texas to block controversial new congressional maps backed by President Donald Trump are planning a return to the state early next week, shifting tactics so they can fight the plan in court.

NPR · 17h

Texas Democratic lawmakers could end their boycott and return home

Texas Democratic lawmakers say they've brought attention from California to stop a maneuver that gives the GOP an edge in the next Congressional elections. That's making them consider ending their boycott and returning to Texas.

Newsweek on MSN · 1d

Texas Democrats reveal list of demands for returning to state

Texas House Democrats who fled the state to block the GOP's efforts to redraw the congressional map announced a list of demands.

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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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Camp Mystic families push Texas leaders for sweeping camp safety reforms after deadly floods

Parents of "Heaven's 27" meet with Texas leaders, call for investigation and legislative action to prevent future tragedies.

Tropical storm threat is decreasing for South Texas. Here's what we know.

A Gulf disturbance now has a 0% chance of becoming a tropical storm, but it could still bring rain, high surf and deadly rip ...

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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 ...

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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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Former Texas WR Isaiah Bond cleared in sexual assault case, plans to join Browns

Former Texas Longhorns wide receiver Isaiah Bond says he will be joining the Cleveland Browns as a free agent after a grand ...

The Press Democrat2h

Multiple Texas students are injured in a school bus rollover crash on the first day of class

Authorities say a Texas school bus carrying more than 40 students rolled over after veering off a rural road on the first day ...

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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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