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Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, speaks in Dallas on Dec. 19, 2025. (Omar Vega/Getty Images)

Republican meddling roils Texas Senate Democratic primary in final days

Patrick Svitek, Gabby Birenbaum
California Governor Gavin Newsom holds a news conference in Downey, California, on July 16, 2025. (PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)

Texas Republicans started a national redistricting arms race. They may be losing

Gabby Birenbaum
U.S. Rep. Jolanda Jones (D-TX) looks at a map during the Texas State Representatives redistricting committee meeting on August 01, 2025 in Austin, Texas. The House Select committee on Congressional Redistricting holds its first hearing since Texas Republicans redrew their congressional map. The redrawn congressional maps came on the heels of a push from President Donald Trump ahead of next year’s midterms. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

Draft Texas congressional map pits Democratic incumbents against each other

Gabby Birenbaum
Gov. Greg Abbott speaks at a news conference on July 08, 2025. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

Texas House Republicans unveil new congressional map that looks to pick up five GOP seats

Eleanor Klibanoff, Gabby Birenbaum