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Thousands rally at Texas Capitol against Republican-backed congressional redistricting plan

On Saturday, about 5,000 people gathered at the Capitol in Austin to protest President Donald Trump and the Texas Legislature’s plan to redraw the state’s congressional districts to give Republicans more seats in the U.

KXAN Austin on MSN · 14h

Dolores Huerta in Austin fighting against Texas’ redistricting congressional maps

AUSTIN (KXAN)—Dolores Huerta, a labor and human rights activist, is in Austin this weekend, speaking out against Texas’ controversial congressional redistricting maps. Huerta, the 95-year-old co-founder of the United Farm Workers, will join Beto O’Rourke and Congressmen Greg Casar and Lloyd Doggett at a rally at the Capitol on Saturday.

Texas Republicans start another redistricting session. California Democrats will counter

Texas Republicans ended a legislative session without approving new congressional maps. Meanwhile, California Democrats are preparing to counter.

Texas, protest and National Day

FOX 7 Austin on MSN · 5h

Thousands gather at Texas Capitol to protest redistricting

Texas Democrats who oppose a controversial Republican-led redistricting plan appear to be shifting strategy from walkout to holding protest rallies.

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National Day of Action: Protestors against redistricting gather outside Texas Capitol

Texas legislators failed to meet quorum once again today as Democrats remain out of state to prevent redistricting efforts. Outside the state capitol, a group gathered in opposition to the redistricting efforts as part of a "National Day of Action.

POLITICO on MSN · 16h

Texas Democrats who left the state over redistricting will take part in national demonstration

Those Democrats, who are expected to return to Texas on Monday, continue to argue that Texas’ redistricting plans are unfairly taking place in the middle of the decade, instead of in conjunction with a national once-a-decade census.

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Special Session 2 begins at the Texas Capitol

The Special Session ended at the Texas Capitol on Friday morning, and it didn't take long for the second Special Session to ...

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Protesters rally at the State Capitol against redistricting efforts in Texas

Hundreds of protesters gathered in Tempe and at the Arizona State Capitol today as part of nationwide demonstrations against redistricting efforts being pushed by Republicans.

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Texas Republicans call new special session for redistricting, this time with Democrats expected back

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday called a second special session to push through a redrawing of congressional maps to secure ...

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Texas Democrats set plan to end nearly 2-week walkout over Republicans’ redraw of US House maps

Texas Democrats have moved closer to ending a nearly two-week walkout that has blocked the GOP's redrawing of U.S. House maps ...

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Texas Democrats to return after governor ends special session that included redistricting, sources say

Multiple sources say Texas House Democrats who left the state to prevent a vote on new congressional maps will return to ...

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Texas court to hear ACLU's challenge against mandatory Ten Commandments in classrooms

A legal battle is unfolding in Texas as the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Texas, alongside several organizations ...

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Why these transgender people told their stories at the Texas Capitol

Tremallo, who works with activist group Hands Off Central Texas, said there are practical reasons for giving public testimony ...

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‘We need help to restart.’ Flood victims try to rebuild amid quorum break at Texas Capitol

Kerr County residents try to rebuild their homes after the tragic Independence Floods, as relief efforts in Austin are ...

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