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If those conditions are met, the Texas House Democratic Caucus said Democratic lawmakers will return to the Texas House.
In the battle over Texas' redistricting plan to pick up Republican House seats, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott have made competing claims. The post Assessing Redistricting Claims from Texas,
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Texas' $51 billion property tax cut could save homeowners $500 a year-if voters approve it in November. But redistricting debate may drown it out.
Abbott called a second special session after the House again failed to reach a quorum amid a Democratic walkout over a GOP-favored redistricting plan.
Lawmakers are now framing their ability to prevent new maps from passing during one special legislative session as a victory. But Republicans are poised to call another.
Senator John Cornyn and Attorney General Ken Paxton are vying to be the tougher candidate on Democratic lawmakers who left Texas, as potential Democratic rivals seek their own spotlight.
For now, all of Sutter County, along with most of Yuba County's population, falls within Republican Rep. Doug LaMalfa's district. The rest of Yuba County lies within Rep. Kevin Kiley's district. In November, each Republican decidedly won his seat in Congress, both of which are among the five seats reportedly under scrutiny for redistricting.