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Texas Legislature

State legislature of the US state of Texas

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Nov 10, 2025
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What percentage of Texans are democrat

Roughly in L2’s August 8, 2025 registration snapshot, which several fact checks and reporting teams used as the immediate figure; a different modeling approach that estimates partisan lean across the ...

Dec 19, 2025
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How do james talarico's israel-related votes compare with other texas democrats in the legislature?

James Talarico has publicly shifted toward a more critical posture on Israel’s conduct in Gaza and has said Democratic lawmakers who supported certain pro-Israel measures paid a political price, posit...

Jan 16, 2026
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Has any Texas municipal government ever passed ordinances based on Sharia principles?

No credible reporting indicates that any Texas municipal government has ever adopted ordinances based on Sharia principles; instead recent municipal and state actions have centered on rejecting or leg...

Dec 5, 2025

Where can I find official Texas voter registration data and download it?

The official Texas sources for voter registration data are the Secretary of State’s website (including historical registration figures and election data) and the state’s public portals VoteTexas.gov a...

Nov 5, 2025

What legal challenges were filed against the Texas Legislature's 2025 maps and what were the outcomes in 2025–2026?

The Texas Legislature’s 2025 congressional maps drew at least nine separate lawsuits alleging , and those challenges produced a complex, shifting litigation posture through 2025 and into 2026 with no ...

Jan 18, 2026

What evidence is there that the publisher of the Dallas Express published articles about political groups he funded without disclosing his funding

Reporting from multiple local and national outlets establishes that Monty Bennett is widely reported as the publisher of the relaunched Dallas Express and that the Dallas Express repeatedly amplified ...

Dec 18, 2025

Where can I enter my street address to see Texas legislative districts (House and Senate)?

Two official, address-searchable Texas tools will immediately show a street address’s state House and Senate districts: the Legislature’s “Who Represents Me?” site and the Legislative Reference Librar...

Dec 13, 2025

What is the current percentage of Democrats and Republicans in the Texas state legislature?

As of the 89th Texas Legislature convening after the 2024 elections, the Texas State Senate is reported as 20 Republicans and 11 Democrats, and the House remained large but with reporting focused on t...

Nov 6, 2025

How did Perez v. Abbott affect voters with disabilities, elderly voters, and mail-in ballot assistance in Texas after 2023?

Perez v. Abbott did not directly change Texas rules for voters with disabilities, seniors, or mail‑in ballot assistance after 2023; instead, a mix of Texas legislative action, gubernatorial vetoes, an...

Oct 17, 2025

What are the main sources of federal funding for Texas state budget?

Texas’s state budget receives significant federal support largely through categorical —notably health care (Medicaid), transportation and infrastructure grants, federal education funding, and disaster...

Oct 10, 2025

What are the current party affiliations of Texas congressional representatives?

The provided analyses do not supply a direct, up-to-date roster of party affiliations for Texas’s U.S. congressional delegation; instead they offer contextual data about that bear on congressional rep...

Jan 19, 2026

How do I find my Texas State Representative using my address?

Finding a Texas State Representative from a street address is a straightforward process using official mapping and lookup tools: the Texas Legislature’s “Who Represents Me?” search on Texas Legislatur...

Nov 30, 2025

What legal barriers prevent cities or counties in Texas from adopting religious law?

Texas law and courts constrain local governments from adopting religious law through federal and state constitutional limits on establishment and free exercise, state statutes that preserve municipal ...

Nov 23, 2025

How did the 2021 redistricting litigation in Texas change the 2022 and subsequent election outcomes and seat counts?

Federal and civil-rights litigation that began after Texas’ 2021 redistricting produced two concrete outcomes reported in current sources: the 2021 maps were used in the 2022 elections (the Legislatur...

Nov 19, 2025

Let me finish for fucks sake . Is Texas really necessary and if yes , why ?

Your outburst — “Let me finish for fucks sake. Is Texas really necessary and if yes, why?” — asks whether Texas as a political/economic actor or the state’s institutions are “necessary.” Available rep...

Nov 18, 2025

What led to the Texas redistricting disputes in 2026?

Texas’s mid‑decade redistricting in 2025 was driven by Republican lawmakers who sought up to five additional U.S. House seats ahead of the 2026 midterms after pressure from the Trump White House; fede...

Nov 16, 2025

What are Jasmine Crockett's views on prosecutor accountability and reform?

Rep. Jasmine Crockett has a consistent public record of advocating criminal-justice reforms, clemency for people convicted under harsh drug sentences, and oversight of law enforcement and courts — wor...

Nov 15, 2025

How did the 2022 Texas state legislative maps change after court-ordered remedies for discriminatory districts?

Federal lawsuits and court oversight forced litigation over Texas’s 2021 legislative maps after plaintiffs and the U.S. Department of Justice alleged Section 2 Voting Rights Act violations; courts kep...

Nov 13, 2025

Were any remedies or new maps ordered by courts in 2026 for Texas redistricting?

As of November 13, 2025 there is ; the Texas Legislature enacted a new map that Governor Greg Abbott signed on August 29, 2025, and multiple lawsuits challenge that map with hearings and requests for ...

Nov 13, 2025

How did Texas population growth influence district boundary changes?

Texas’ rapid population growth between 2010 and the mid-2020s drove concrete changes to political maps: the state gained congressional seats and prompted multiple rounds of redistricting at the state ...