Texas Democrats Reveal List Of Demands For Returning To State
By Hannah Parry is a Newsweek Live Blog Editor based in New York. Her focus is reporting on U.S. politics and society. She has covered politics, tech and crime extensively.Hannah joined Newsweek in 2024 and previously worked as an assistant editor at The U.S. Sun and as a senior reporter and assistant news editor at […]
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Greg Abbott Threatens to ‘Eliminate’ Almost Every Texas Democratic Seat
Texas Republican Governor Gregg Abbott has warned Democrats that he could “eliminate” 10 of his state’s 12 Democratic-held seats if the two parties were to launch a nationwide battle to redraw congressional maps. Why It Matters Democrats and Republicans in the Lone Star State are embroiled in an escalating showdown over the GOP’s efforts to […]
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Gavin Newsom Gets Into War of Words With Ted Cruz Over Texas Democrats
California’s Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom has locked horns with Texas GOP Senator Ted Cruz over Texas Democrats leaving their state to avoid a redistricting vote. Posting on X, formerly Twitter, the two politicians traded barbs with each other, referencing old political controversies, as the state’s redistricting conflict intensifies. Why It Matters Republicans want to redraw […]
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Texas House of Representatives Approves Arrest Warrants for Absent Democrats
Republican Dustin Burrows, Speaker of the Texas House, said Monday that he’s prepared to issue civil arrest warrants for Democratic lawmakers who left Texas to try to prevent the Republican-led Legislature from redrawing the state’s congressional districts. Burrows, urged Democrats to return to “fulfill your duty.” “If you continue to go down this road, there […]
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Greg Abbott Threatens to Expel Texas Democrats as They Thwart Redistricting
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has threatened to remove “derelict Democrats” from the state’s House of Representatives if they fail to return by Monday afternoon. The threat came after numerous Texas Democrats left their home state and traveled to Illinois in an effort to prevent the state legislature from holding a vote that would approve Republican-backed […]
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Texas Democrats Head to Chicago in Effort to Block Redistricting Map
Texas Democrats on Sunday departed from the Lone Star State and headed to Chicago in an effort to prevent their state legislature from holding a vote that would approve Republican-backed redistricting maps. Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, a Democrat, helped arrange for the trip during a meeting with the Texas caucus last month. He has directed […]
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Texas Longhorns QB Arch Manning Receives Tough Reality Check on Future
The Texas Longhorns and quarterback Arch Manning are widely predicted to be one of the best teams in college football during the upcoming 2025 season. Manning has received a lot of hype over the last few years. He has patiently waited his turn behind Quinn Ewers and is now set to take over as the […]
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ICE Agents ‘Tell Texas Man to Shave Beard’ After Arrest Mishap
Federal immigration agents reportedly told a Texas man to shave his beard after he was wrongfully arrested in a case of mistaken identity. Miguel Angel Ponce Jr., 33, said Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents pulled him over on July 23 just as he was leaving for work in Houston, according to a report by […]
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Texas Officials Cut Flood Missing Count to 3 People
Texas officials have dramatically reduced the number of people reported missing from the catastrophic July 4th floods in Kerr County from over 160 individuals down to just three people, according to a press release from the Kerr County Flood Disaster Joint Information Center. Why It Matters This substantial reduction in missing persons represents a major […]
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Texas Reservoir Fills to Levels Not Seen in 20 Years
Excessive rainfall this month has eliminated much of the drought across Texas, with some lakes jumping more than 30 feet in less than two weeks. Among the lakes witnessing a significant rise is Lake Buchanan, a popular reservoir in Central Texas. Why It Matters Texas has battled years of drought that have seen many of […]
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