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The Dallas Morning News · 9h

Texas House panel considers bill banning lawmakers from fundraising during quorum break

Prosper, would ban any state lawmaker who does not have an excused absence from the Legislature from accepting

CBS Texas on MSN · 9h

New legislation would crack down on Texas lawmakers who raise money while absent from legislative sessions to break quorum

A newly filed bill at the Texas Capitol will make it against the law, going forward, for a state lawmaker to raise money and to submit political expenditures for travel, hotel stays, and meals when they are breaking quorum.

KVUE · 7h

Texas lawmakers face potential penalties for breaking quorum under proposed bill

A new bill would fine absent state lawmakers and their donors for certain political contributions during future quorum breaks.

Texas Senate approves redistricting plan

The Texas Tribune on MSN · 1d

Texas Senate approves GOP congressional map, sending plan to Abbott’s desk

Republican lawmakers pushed the map through over fierce Democratic opposition, positioning the GOP to net up to five additional seats in Texas.

Associated Press News on MSN · 2d

Texas Gov. Abbott says he’ll swiftly sign new maps on his desk that will boost GOP in 2026

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has promised to sign a new congressional voting map designed to help Republicans maintain their slim majority in Congress.

Austin American-Statesman · 3d

GOP redistricting plan heads to Greg Abbott after Texas Senate thwarts filibuster

Texas Sen. Carol Alvarado, D-Houston, asks questions of Texas Sen. Phil King, R-Weatherford, as he recommends the proposed redistricting map while the Texas Senate prepares to take a vote on the redistricting bill passed by the Texas House of Representatives, Aug. 22, 2025.

Community Impact6d

Flood relief, property tax limits: Texas senators approve 14 bills in first days of second special session

All of the proposals were passed by the Texas Senate during the previous special session, although they did not reach the ...

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Have THC laws changed in Texas? Here's a 2025 guide marijuana laws hemp, CBD

Texas senators approved several bills Monday, one of which included another attempt at blocking hemp-derived THC products.

The Texas Tribune on MSN4d

Texas Senate fast tracks THC ban, flood prep and bathroom restrictions for transgender people

Senators moved fast on Gov. Greg Abbott’s agenda for the second special session. With House Democrats back in Texas, bills ...

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State of Texas: ‘This is not over,’ next phase of redistricting battle looms

The battle over redrawing voting lines in Texas reached a crescendo at the Capitol this week. On Monday, most of the House ...

ABC13 Houston on MSN11h

Legal experts explain if there's enough time to challenge Texas' new redistricting map

After getting both chambers' approval, legal challenges have started against a redistricting bill, but legal experts said there's not much time for those challenges to stop the map from being ...

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Texas Democratic senators stage symbolic walkout to protest redistricting debate

Texas Senate Democrats staged their exit from the chamber Tuesday just before state Sen. Charles Perry, R-Lubbock, moved to ...

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Texas GOP passes the House gerrymander Trump asked for

The new map could help Republicans flip as many as five seats, boosting the GOP’s chances of holding House control.

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