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Increased attention on Texas House Democratic leader Gene Wu comes with more anti-Asian insults
Is Gene Wu back in China?” state Sen. Mayes Middleton, a Galveston Republican, posted on X on Monday — the first day the ...
Texas Democrats who left state prevent vote, for now, on Trump’s efforts to add GOP House seats
Texas Democrats prevented their state’s House of Representatives from moving forward, at least for now, with a redrawn ...
Democrats absent from Texas House, breaking quorum for 2nd day in a row in effort to block redistricting vote
The absence of the Democratic lawmakers meant the House did not have a quorum, or the two-thirds majority needed to hold a ...
Gov. Greg Abbott sues to remove Texas House Democratic Caucus chair in redistricting standoff
The lawsuit filed with the state Supreme Court argues that Rep. Gene Wu violated Texas' Constitution and that his absence ...
Texas House working on disaster recovery bills in response to Hill Country flood
Despite reaching no quorum on Tuesday, Texas House members worked on disaster recovery bills in response to the July 4 Hill ...
Texas redistricting: What's at stake as Republicans aim to pick up 5 House seats
President Donald Trump claimed Republicans are "entitled to five more seats" in Texas, where a redistricting battle is ...
How Texas' proposed map would affect the battle for the House: From the Politics Desk
Welcome to the online version of From the Politics Desk, an evening newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s ...
Texas House adjourns until Friday due to no quorum over redrawn congressional map sought by Trump
The Republican-led Texas House has adjourned until Friday. It was the second consecutive day that absent Democrats forced a ...