Texas Senate gives redistricting map initial approval

Texas, Florida seek to join legal challenge to abortion pill

By Dietrich Knauth NEW YORK (Reuters) -Texas and Florida on Friday asked a federal judge to let them join a lawsuit seeking to restrict the availability of the abortion pill mifepristone, saying that they need to step in to protect their abortion...

Texas Senate redistricting debate intensifies; Houston senator plans to filibuster vote

As plans for a new Texas congressional map move through the state's Senate floor, a senator from the Houston area plans to filibuster the plan on Friday night. FOX 26's Jillian Hartmann reports the latest as of 6 p.m. Friday, August 22. AUSTIN -...

Texas special session: Filibuster threat, tense committee hearings cap off big week

On Friday, the final floor debate in the Senate on the congressional redistricting map took place. And, several house committees heard testimony on bills ranging from flood response to the use of bathrooms and medication AUSTIN, Texas - Members of...

Houston senator says she will filibuster Texas Republicans' new congressional map

Houston-area Democratic state Sen. Carol Alvarado announced her intention to filibuster the Texas Senate’s vote on the state's controversial new congressional map. "Republicans think they can walk all over us," Alvarado said in a post on social...

Texas bathroom bill sparks heated testimony in House committee

WARNING: This video contains strong language that some people may find offensive. Tensions boiled over during a House committee meeting debating Senate Bill 8 which would require people at schools and government buildings to use the bathroom of...

Texas Matters: The Ten Commandments on hold

A federal judge in San Antonio has temporarily blocked a new Texas law requiring public schools to post the Ten Commandments in every classroom. The ruling only applies to the school districts named in the lawsuit: Alamo Heights ISD, North East...

Texas woman sentenced after decade-long student aid fraud scheme

John A. Sarcone III, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York | Department of JusticeJohn A. Sarcone III, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York | Department of Justice Shelbra Long, a 58-year-old resident of Edinburg,...

Texas Republicans revive effort to further restrict abortion pills

By Colleen DeGuzman and Terri Langford, The Texas Tribune Shelley Hall, like any excited expecting parent, already had a name picked out for her daughter and had her sonograms posted on her fridge. But at Hall’s 10-week prenatal appointment last...

Texas Senate redistricting debate sparks filibuster over fairness concerns

The Texas Senate is debating new congressional maps that would add five Republican-majority districts. One Democratic senator has launched a filibuster, arguing the maps reduce fair representation. Republicans say the maps are based on voting...

Texas Republicans aim for final passage of redistricting

AUSTIN, Texas -- Texas Democrats prepared for a final show of resistance against a Republican effort to redraw the state's congressional maps mid-decade, signaling plans to speak late into Friday night on the Senate floor in an attempt to delay...

Numbers from Houston Mayor John Whitmire's aggressive driving crackdown revealed

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- ABC13 has obtained numbers shedding more light on Houston Mayor John Whitmire's aggressive driving crackdown. Over three days in June, 83 officers fanned out across the North Freeway, Eastex Freeway, South Loop, and 288 to...

Senator Eloise Gómez Reyes Joins Newsom as He Signs ‘Election Rigging Response Act’ to Counter Trump’s Power Grab

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the Election Rigging Response Act legislative package on Thursday, placing Proposition 50 on the November ballot and giving Californians a chance to counter congressional redistricting moves initiated by former President...

Houston state Sen. Carol Alvarado says she will filibuster Republicans’ new congressional map

From Houston Public Media: Houston-area Democratic state Senator Carol Alvarado announced her intention to filibuster the Texas Senate’s vote on the state’s controversial new congressional map. “Republicans think they can walk all over us,”...

Trump turns on Right Wing Hawk John Bolton as part of wider fascist crackdown and abuse of political power

Wow, that escalated quickly… FBI raids home of John Bolton, Trump’s ex-national security adviser Search reportedly part of investigation into classified documents as FBI director warns ‘no one is above law’ …I love how Trump’s stooge, Kash Patel,...

Texas Instruments Opens $60B Chip Plant in Texas for Apple Supply

In a significant boost to domestic semiconductor production, Texas Instruments Inc. has inaugurated its sprawling new manufacturing facility in Sherman, Texas, a $60 billion investment that underscores the push for U.S.-based chipmaking amid...

Houston Gaines highlights VP Vance visit and bipartisan engagement in recent tweets

Houston Gaines, a Republican member of the Georgia State House representing the 120th District since 2023, recently posted a series of tweets highlighting political events and visits in Georgia.On August 20, 2025, Gaines posted a brief message: "...

A&M, Aegis Aerospace unveil collaboration for lab on International Space Station

HOUSTON — Claire Hegar's father had no idea his daughter would give a speech to those in attendance Friday when Texas A&M University System unveiled a new partnership with Aegis Aerospace at Space Center Houston. But Hegar, who attends Texas A&M...

Democrat vows filibuster as Texas GOP redistricting bill nears final vote

A controversial Republican redistricting bill is expected to face a delay in the Texas Senate when a state senator from Houston launches a filibuster ahead of its final vote. Democratic state Sen. Carol Alvarado announced Friday her plans to...

Why California and Texas are at the centre of a redistricting battle

ShareSave Lawmakers in California and Texas - the two most populous US states that together contain more than 70 million Americans - are at the centre of an intense political battle that is poised to have a major impact on the balance of power in...