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8.21.2025: House passes the maps.

Texas House Passes Congressional Map Growing GOP Advantage… Abbott Adds Quorum-Break Punishments to Special Session Agenda… Paxton Moves to Block Mailed Abortion Drugs… Federal District Court Blocks Texas’ Ten Commandments Law… University of Houston Offering Classes...

Abbott Adds Quorum-Break Punishments to Special Session Agenda

Just hours after the Texas House approved a new congressional redistricting plan, Gov. Greg Abbott announced he was expanding the ongoing special session agenda to include three additional priorities. Most notably among them: punishments for lawmakers who break...

Texas House Approves New Congressional Map After Quorum Break Ends

After weeks of gridlock, the Texas House has approved a new congressional redistricting plan that Republicans say will strengthen their hold on Washington, adding five GOP-leaning seats across the state. The issue has been a priority for Gov. Greg Abbott, who placed...

AG Paxton Moves to Block Mailed Abortion Drugs

Attorney General Ken Paxton has sent letters demanding that several pro-abortion organizations immediately stop sending abortifacient drugs into the state—and warning that a failure to comply could result in further legal action.  Paxton’s demand comes after two...