Tag: special session
Texas AG Ken Paxton will seek court order to have Democrats who broke quorum thrown out of office | Houston Public Media
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Tuesday that he plans to seek a court ruling declaring that state House Democrats who have broken quorum...
Congressional redistricting map passes House committee, pushing Dems towards quorum break | Houston Public Media
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A bill that would dramatically redraw Texas' congressional maps, House Bill 4, has advanced in the GOP-led House of Representatives. The...
Redrawing Congressional districts (July 28 2025) | Houston Public Media
On Monday’s show: Houston-area Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher explains why she’s opposed to the legislature's plan to redraw the state's congressional districts. State lawmakers gathered...
Democratic candidates for Texas’ 18th Congressional District speak against redistricting | Houston Public Media
Beto O'Rourke speaks to hundreds of demonstrators gathered for a rally in a park on the main UH campus. (Rob Salinas/Houston Public Media)Before the...
University of Houston to host Texas congressional redistricting hearing Saturday | Houston Public Media
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Texas state representatives will convene at the University of Houston Saturday to hear public comments on plans to redraw congressional maps...
Texas Democrats consider breaking quorum, other strategies as special session launches | Houston Public Media
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Democratic lawmakers at the state capital on Monday said they are keeping all options on the table to stop Republican leaders...
Texperts: Special Sessions | Houston Public Media
On Monday, July 21, a special session of the Texas Legislature will begin. The session will address several vetoed bills, including a proposed ban...
Houston Congressman Al Green threatens lawsuit, impeachment over Texas redistricting plan | Houston Public Media
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U.S. Rep. Al Green of Houston slammed Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's plan to redraw some of the state’s congressional districts mid-decade...
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott calls for lawmakers to replace STAAR test as part of special session | Houston Public Media
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Gov. Greg Abbott has directed state lawmakers to come up with a replacement for the State of Texas Assessments of Academic...
Congressional redistricting, including in Houston, on Texas governor’s agenda for special legislative session | Houston Public Media
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Gov. Greg Abbott is calling for a rare, mid-decade round of congressional redistricting as part of a packed agenda for the...
