Texas gives final approval to aggressive redrawing of its congressional map
Redistricting set to deliver Republicans five seats in US Congress and preserve party’s thin majority in advance of 2026 midterm elections
Greg Abbott
Texas lawmakers pass new electoral map intended to favour Republicans
Move aims to flip five Democratic-held house seats to Republican control in next year’s midterms
Troops in LA can detain individuals, military official says, as protests spread across US
Hundreds of nationwide demonstrations planned for Saturday
US border: ‘We have stepped over the line into the inhumane’
Harsh new tactics by Texas officials are injuring migrants trying to enter from Mexico
Texas becomes largest state to ban transgender care for minors
Republican lawmakers across the country have promoted similar bills
Even butterflies are casualties in Texas battle over border controls
Conservation centre on Rio Grande forced to close after online attacks by conspiracy theorists
Trump’s Texas: ‘I can’t think of anybody I would rather have as president’
Trump supporters who attended the Capitol riots have been galvanised into further political action
Gunman dead as FBI storms Texas synagogue to release hostages
Four people taken hostage, including rabbi, by gunman who is believed to be British
‘Let’s go Brandon’: US airline in hot water as pilot utters Biden insult
Southwest Airlines in political storm over phrase that is inside joke for swearing at president
Virginia governor’s race offers first test of Biden presidency
Defeat would point to potential disaster for Democrats in next year’s midterm elections
Judge orders Texas to suspend new law banning most abortions
US district judge took state to task over its ‘offensive deprivation of important right’
Abortion rights protests: Thousands attend rallies across US
Rallies held in all 50 states amid fears that new Texas law rolls back abortion rights
Protesters gather in Dublin to oppose Texas abortion law
Event takes place to coincide with hundreds of similar demonstrations across the US
Hurricane Nicholas makes landfall along Texas coast
Biden declares emergency for Louisiana as tropical storm strengthened into hurricane
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