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Texas GOP lawmakers poised to finalize Trump-backed map after Dem redistricting walkout ends

Texas Democrats ended their walkout and returned as Republicans advance a redistricting plan that would likely create five ...

Parents of girls killed in Texas camp flooding say ‘common sense’ measures were absent as lawmakers consider safety bill

Michael McCown sent his 8-year-old daughter Linnie to a summer camp in central Texas trusting she would be safe.

Parents of kids swept away in Texas floods beg lawmakers to protect future campers

When floodwaters rushed through a girl's summer camp nestled in the Texas Hill County, Michael McCown's 8-year-old daughter ...

'Our children's lives were cut short’: Camp Mystic parents to testify as Texas lawmakers weigh safety reforms after deadly flood

"Our children's lives were cut short because the safeguards in place were not enough," a Campaign for Camp Safety ...

Families of deceased Camp Mystic campers ask Texas lawmakers to prevent future tragedy

Three North Texas families told lawmakers about their daughters and asked them to pass stricter regulations for Texas' summer camps.

Texas Democratic lawmakers end walkout, setting stage for vote on redrawn map

Democratic lawmakers in Texas returned to the state on Monday, ending a two-week walkout that broke quorum and temporarily ...

Texas Rep. Nicole Collier alleges "illegal confinement" by GOP after refusing police escort to leave Capitol

A Democratic state lawmaker who fled Texas in protest of a GOP redistricting effort is asking a court to let her exit the Capitol, after she was told she needs a police escort to leave the building.

Texas lawmakers return home after walking out of legislature and spending two weeks in Illinois to prevent GOP remap

The Democratic lawmakers have been in Illinois since Aug. 3 to avoid a vote on the remap during a special legislative session ...