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Texas' $51 billion property tax cut could save homeowners $500 a year-if voters approve it in November. But redistricting debate may drown it out.
New York Times columnist David Brooks claimed that President Donald Trump ordered Gov. Greg Abbott, R-TX, to "mustard gas" American democracy through redistricting efforts in Texas.
In the battle over Texas' redistricting plan to pick up Republican House seats, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott have made competing claims. The post Assessing Redistricting Claims from Texas,
The new Emerson College poll found that 36% of Texas voters supported the proposal to redraw Texas’ congressional districts ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. Another 38% said they opposed the effort and 26% said they were unsure, according to the poll.
Newsom, backed by a coalition of union leaders and elected officials, said the state would plan to undo the redistricting after the 2030 census, when state maps are officially red
The governor must convince Californians to adopt a ballot initiative allowing Democrats to redraw congressional maps and neutralize GOP gains in Texas.
Texas Democrats have moved closer to ending a nearly two-week walkout that has blocked the GOP's redrawing of U.S. House maps before the 2026 election
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