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Owen Dahlkamp

A protester draped with a combined US-Mexican flag kneels in front of a police line while demonstrating against the Trump administration during the "No Kings" national rally in downtown Austin, Texas. (Photo by Sergio Flores/ Getty Images)

Texas could lose political clout under Trump’s call for a new census

Owen Dahlkamp
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks during a news conference at the Texas State Capitol on June 08, 2023 in Austin, Texas. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

Texas Democrats fundraising to potentially leave the state to block GOP-backed redistricting

Owen Dahlkamp
Texas Governor Greg Abbott and former President Donald J. Trump attend a security briefing with state officials and law enforcement at the Weslaco Department of Public Safety DPS Headquarters before touring the US-Mexico border wall on Wednesday, June 30, 2021 in Weslaco, TX. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Texas Republicans were reluctant to redraw the state’s congressional maps before Trump

Owen Dahlkamp
Texas Governor Greg Abbott and former President Donald J. Trump attend a security briefing with state officials and law enforcement at the Weslaco Department of Public Safety DPS Headquarters before touring the US-Mexico border wall on Wednesday, June 30, 2021 in Weslaco, TX. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Trump aides want Texas to redraw its congressional maps so GOP gets extra seats

Owen Dahlkamp, Natalia Contreras