Texas, Donald Trump and congressional map
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Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) on Wednesday delivered a scorching opening statement during a House Judiciary Committee hearing, stating President Donald Trump is “crashing out” over the increasing focus on his past ties to late child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.
Judges blocked a plan that would have given Republicans five more Houst seats, while California's Democratic-friendly redistricting remains untouched.
A federal court’s decision to block the Texas redistricting map is an unmitigated disaster for Gov. Greg Abbott and President Donald Trump.
A panel of federal judges from the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that newly enacted congressional maps drawn by Texas Republicans are a racial gerrymander, diluting the voting strength of Black and Latinx voters in the state.
A federal court in El Paso ruled that the redistricting backed by Trump and Republicans to reshape the map for the 2026 midterms was based on race, not just political advantage for the GOP.
The head of the Texas Department of Agriculture is calling for a repeal of a recently enacted federal hemp THC product ban the president signed into law last week, cautioning that thousands of businesses across his state are at risk of shutting down if the policy isn’t reversed before it takes effect next year.