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Austin fended off legislative volleys targeting Project Connect, trees, Austin Energy and land-use this session.
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The majority of bills lawmakers propose never become laws in Texas. As the legislative session winds down, strategy and the mere brutal passage of time have taken their toll.
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See the results for the Texas House and Senate districts in Central Texas.
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Lawmakers adjourned in the early hours of Tuesday morning, securing changes to the state’s political maps and other conservative goals.
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Before they’re even signed into law, the state’s new maps for congressional and statehouse districts have been challenged in federal court by the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund.
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Before the second special session ended, lawmakers sent the GOP-backed bill for the governor's signature.
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Texas Democrats argue their constituents' power would be diluted under current maps. They're asking a federal court to temporarily redraw maps for 2022.
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House Democrats for weeks have denied the lower chamber the number of present members needed to pass legislation in a bid to block a voting restrictions bill. House Speaker Dade Phelan has already signed dozens of civil arrest warrants.
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If the House Democrats who skipped town to block voting legislation don’t return before the special session ends, the Senate bills will languish without becoming law.
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Republicans tried to shift political power in 2003. Now, they want to preserve it. This time, national Democrats have the power to do something.