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The chair of the Texas redistricting committee, Republican state Rep. Cody Vasut, said during a Thursday hearing that "it is prudent and proper" for the committee to deal with items the governor put on the agenda, and that "we have no plans to change any particular district."
Redistricting usually happens after the census count or in response to a court ruling. Texas' gerrymandering move and similar ones considered in other states may have far-reaching effects.
The legislature is meeting in special session to draft plans that could give the party five more seats in Congress.
President Trump wants Texas Republicans to redraw the state’s House maps to nab as many as five seats now held by Democrats. But no new maps have been publicly proposed yet.
As Texas, under pressure from President Trump, considers redrawing congressional lines to boost GOP numbers in Congress, California considers responding by boosting the state's Democratic districts.
The Texas Republican Party rejected the results of the 2020 election, labeled being gay as “abnormal” and vowed to protect access to guns in its platform and corresponding resolutions.
SAN ANTONIO — The Texas Republican Party, which assembled inside the sprawling convention hall a few blocks from the Alamo as much of the state was observing Memorial Day weekend, showcased its ...
The party cleared that up June 3, when it tweeted it was “proud to announce [Abbott] as a major sponsor to the 2022 Texas GOP Convention!” Post-Uvalde politics
Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick poses for photos with supporters during the first day of the Republican Party of Texas convention at George R. Brown Convention Center on June 15 in Houston.
I covered my first Texas Republican Party Convention in 2010, during the Tea Party movement’s ascendance at the state and the national levels. My editors warned me ahead of time that I would see ...
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Texas Congressional Candidate Isaiah Martin Arrested During Controversial Redistricting Hearing
According to KVUE, the 27-year-old Martin was arrested after Texas State Rep. Cody Vasut (R-Angleton) took offense to Martin’s disruption of the hearing by going over his allotted time at the House Redistricting Committee hearing and told the sergeant-at-arms to arrest Martin.