Texas

The Texas House Select Committee on Redistricting passed a sweeping new redistricting proposal along party lines Saturday, with all 12 Republicans voting in favor and six Democrats opposing. Three Democrats were absent. The proposal now moves to the full Texas House for consideration during the special session called by Gov. Greg Abbott.

Texas Republicans released a new congressional map that creates five new districts.

Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast (PPGC) will close two Houston-area abortion facilities, including the 78,000-square-foot Prevention Park center, once the largest abortion clinic in the Western Hemisphere. The decision, effective September 30, comes amid increasing financial pressure and legal victories for the pro-life movement.

BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, is again under scrutiny in Texas for allegedly continuing to pressure companies to abandon fossil fuels—despite being removed earlier this year from the state’s official energy boycott list. A new report claims BlackRock’s climate policies still violate Texas Senate Bill 13, a law passed in 2021 to protect the state’s fossil fuel industry from politically driven financial discrimination.

Federal agencies in Houston have launched a Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) aimed at dismantling transnational criminal organizations operating in Southeast Texas. The move follows the arrest of 1,361 criminal aliens in June, including gang members, murderers, child predators, and a convicted airplane hijacker.

Texas voters will face 17 proposed constitutional amendments on their ballots this November 4, covering a wide range of tax, immigration, education, and public safety issues. These measures, passed by a two-thirds legislative majority, reflect a major policy push by Texas lawmakers to shape the future of the state through its foundational legal document.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has launched a major investigation into noncitizen voting in the 2020 and 2022 election cycles.

President Trump is urging Texas lawmakers to redraw the state's congressional map during a special session.

UT Austin hosts a two‑day seminar empowering professors to teach the harsh history of communism and its toll on liberty, life, and law.

A New York county clerk has again rejected Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s attempt to enforce a $113,000 civil judgment against a New York doctor accused of violating Texas abortion laws. The move highlights a growing legal standoff between red and blue states in the post-Roe era.