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Texas House Speaker sets up tip line so people can snitch on Democrats who broke quorum
It would be a real shame if anyone was to repeatedly call the number and waste the time of state authorities.
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Texas voters aren’t OK with the state GOP’s redistricting scheme, new poll shows
More than 60% of Texas’ likely midterm voters oppose letting the legislature redraw the state’s political maps, and more than half strongly oppose.
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San Antonio Texas House Rep. Josey Garcia claims plainclothes agents intimidating her family
Garcia claims the agents showed up at her house while she’s out of state breaking quorum.
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Texas redistricting standoff complicates preparations for March 2026 primary
New maps would mean months of work for election officials, and key deadlines are approaching.
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Owner of Texas’ MAGA-themed chain Trump Burger faces deportation
Roland Beainy was caught in the Trump deportation machine’s crosshairs after opening a chain of restaurants devoted to the president. D’oh.
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San Antonio activists send message to quorum-breaking Texas Democrats
Texas House Democrats must stay away until Aug. 19 to run down the clock on the current legislative session.
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San Antonio FBI agents helping Sen. John Cornyn locate Texas House Democrats … he claims
Texas House Dems say “Come and take it.” It remains to be seen whether anyone can.
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Can anything halt the gerrymandering arms race?
Texas Dem quorum-breakers are seeking to protect voter rights nationwide, but they’re likely engaged in little more than a perfunctory game of chicken.
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Beto O’Rourke’s political group is a top funder for Texas Democrats’ exodus to block GOP congressional map
The former El Paso congressman also contributed to House Democrats’ 2021 quorum break. A PAC backed by Democratic donor George Soros is also involved in this year’s effort.
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Veterans who work Texas VA health system: ‘The dam’s gonna break’
Some vets say they’re being hurt as both workers and patients by Trump administration staffing decisions.
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Flood relief, THC regulation and more in limbo after House Democrats leave Texas
Democrats fled the state to stop Republicans’ attempt to redraw congressional districts, but bills aimed at everything from a THC product ban to bolstering flood response are now in doubt.
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In draft congressional map, Texas Republicans bet big that gains with Latino voters will persist
The plan increases the share of Hispanic voters in three of the five districts targeted by the GOP, banking that enough will turn out and vote for Republicans without Donald Trump on the ballot.
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Denying quorum has been a Texas political strategy since 1870
While the Democrats could technically derail the GOP’s redistricting map, such efforts have been largely symbolic and had limited success blocking past legislation, experts say.
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Texas House panel advances redrawn congressional map that would add more GOP seats
The new district lines could be considered by the entire state House as soon as early next week.
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San Antonio data centers guzzled 463 million gallons of water as area faced drought
The heavy usage, equivalent to tens of thousands of households, comes as residents are told to conserve water.
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San Antonio would lose U.S. House seat under Republican redistricting plan, leaked map shows
The proposed map appears to target Democrats Greg Casar and Henry Cuellar, both of whose districts include parts of San Antonio.
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No, Waffle House isn’t coming to San Antonio
A viral image on social media depicting San Antonio’s first Waffle House is a fake, officials say.
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South Texas mayor sentenced for trafficking $1 million of cocaine out of middle school
The drug-trafficking ring involved several elected officials, including a former mayor and the school board president, the feds allege.
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Feds move to eliminate petrochemical watchdog, putting Texans and others at risk
Amid increasingly intense weather, the Chemical Safety Board is the lone independent agency watching over the Gulf Coast’s petrochemical corridor.
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Curious Twins ghost-tour duo purchase abandoned, ‘haunted’ hospital near San Antonio
Some consider Yorktown Hospital the ‘most haunted building in Texas’ due to its reputation for paranormal activity.