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Another exodus in Congress means Texas will need to start rebuilding its clout in 2027

At least 10 Texas incumbents will not be returning to Congress next term, a high-water mark for turnover in the delegation.

The Texas Tribune

Former U.S. Rep. Chris Bell joins Texas Democrats seeking to unseat Gov. Greg Abbott

The one-time congressman faces an uphill battle against Abbott, who has amassed a nearly $90 million war chest for his reelection campaign.

The Texas Tribune

Cornyn nabs endorsements from 15 former GOP members of Congress in primary vs. Paxton

It’s a further sign of how the Washington establishment has consolidated behind the senior Texas senator, who is being backed by the Senate GOP’s campaign arm in his primary.

The Texas Tribune

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In redistricting clash, Texas GOP flexes power to shut down Democrats' last tool of resistance

Since Democratic lawmakers left Texas to delay Republicans’ new map, state leaders have challenged the limits of traditional democratic norms to break the impasse.

The Texas Tribune

The Texas GOP’s ‘Unprecedented,’ Risky Gerrymandering Scheme

A redistricting expert discusses Tom Delay, ‘dummymanders,’ and the long history of racial gerrymandering in the state.

Texas Observer

As Texas Republicans prepare for mid-decade redistricting, cautionary tales loom from the past

Spurred by President Donald Trump’s political team, Texas lawmakers will try to redraw the state’s congressional map to boost Republicans — but some GOP incumbents are uneasy.

The Texas Tribune

Capitol Police mark 25 years since gunman killed two officers - Roll Call

The Capitol Police community gathered Monday to honor two officers killed in the line of duty by a gunman 25 years ago.

Roll Call

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House impeachment team taps 2 top Texas lawyers, Dick DeGuerin and Rusty Hardin, to lead Ken Paxton case

The Houston-based attorneys are legends in their own right, having participated in numerous high-profile criminal and civil matters.

The Texas Tribune

Mug shot as a political boost? Some politicians have tried

Donald Trump is the first former president ever to be indicted, but he’s not the first politician who will have a mug shot taken

The Independent UK

McCarthy embodies House GOP's post-Trump dilemma and post-Gingrich history

Shakespeare observed that "uneasy lies the head that wears a crown." Something similar seems to apply to the title of Republican leader in the U.S. House of Representatives.

WEKU

The Republican party is obsessed with children – in the creepiest of ways

For all their posturing about defending children from abuse, their record tells another story

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