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Texas, Abbott and congressional

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott orders lawmakers to consider redistricting as GOP seeks midterm advantage

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday directed lawmakers to redraw the state’s congressional map as part of a special session that kicks off later this month, as the GOP seeks to retain its narrow US House majority after next year’s midterm elections.

The New York Times · 1h

Abbott Asks Lawmakers to Redraw Texas’ Congressional Maps in Special Session

Democrats criticized Gov. Greg Abbott for seeking a redistricting, favored by President Trump’s political team, just days after devastating floods in Texas.

The Washington Post on MSN · 39m

Texas to consider redistricting congressional map in special session

The state legislature will take the rare step of considering a mid-decade redrawing of district lines in light of concerns raised by the Justice Department.

FEMA, Texas

NBC News on MSN · 3h

After Texas floods, questions about FEMA's future loom large

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has been exerting more direct control over the agency, which President Donald Trump has talked about "getting rid of."

Christian Science Monitor · 6h

In Texas flood response, a scaled-back FEMA gets an early test

The Trump administration has reduced the staff of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and scaled back the amount of aid it delivers, saying states should take the lead.

U.S. News & World Report · 21h

Texas Flooding, and Politics Around It, Underscore the Challenges Trump Faces in Replacing FEMA

Just weeks ago, President Donald Trump said he wanted to begin “phasing out” the Federal Emergency Management Agency after this hurricane season to “wean off of FEMA” and “bring it down to the state level.

Texas, Democrats and flood

The Dallas Morning News on MSN · 1d

Democrats call for probes of deadly Texas floods to discover ‘what went wrong’

U.S. Rep. Julie Johnson, D-Farmers Branch, said Monday she will demand a full investigation by the House Homeland Security Committee into “what went wrong” with the devastating Kerr County floods that left dozens dead.

MSNBC on MSN · 2d

Democrats call for probe into cuts at National Weather Service after Texas floods

Sen. Chuck Schumer is pressing the NWS’s watchdog to probe whether Trump’s cuts worsened the recent catastrophe.

The Hill on MSN · 8h

Cuomo on Senate Democrat blaming DOGE for Texas flooding: ‘Shut up’

NewsNation host Chris Cuomo blasted Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) for blaming cuts to the federal government for the federal response to deadly flooding in Texas over the July Fourth holiday weekend. “Democratic Senator Chris Murphy,

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U.S. House Democrats seek oversight hearing on federal handling of Texas flooding

U.S. Rep. Julie Johnson, D-Farmers Branch, is pushing the chairman of the Homeland Security Committee to convene an oversight ...

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ICE, antifa, and the Democratic Party

Opposition to Trump's immigration enforcement has brought the fanatics of antifa more closely than ever in line with the ...

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James Spann responds to ‘nasty’ threats: Texas floods ‘not caused by Democrats or Republicans’

Birmingham meteorologist James Spann is calling for “empathy and kindness” on behalf of the families of victims of Texas ...

Texas neighbors, United Cajun Navy deliver truckload of flood relief supplies to Liberty Hill

Outside Operation Liberty Hill, the doors to a semi trailer flew open to the sound of cheers from dozens of volunteers. The ...

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Trump endorses nearly every GOP state lawmaker in Texas. Here’s the backstory.

In a dramatic exercise of his coveted endorsement, Trump is backing all the Republican state lawmakers who voted for Gov.

3don MSN

Texas Democrats running for U.S. Senate focus their campaigns on Trump, messages against political corruption

According to a poll released by the Texas Politics Project at UT Austin last month, 17 percent of Texans said political ...

10h

Katie Britt slams Democrats for ‘deranged’ focus on Trump after Texas floods: ‘Their toxicity is not normal’

Alabama U.S. Sen. Katie Britt criticized Democrats for what she said was their politicizing of the catastrophic Texas flooding that occurred last week. Britt said “there will be time” later to ...

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Hawley rebukes Democrats' heated rhetoric after attacks on ICE, border patrol facilities: 'Knock it off'

White House and Sen. Josh Hawley urge Democrats to tone down rhetoric against ICE and Border Patrol agents after two separate ...

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