Advocate.comThe Democratic candidate in the Texas Senate race is going to be an LGBTQ+ ally
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Houston Public MediaOdus Evbagharu, former chair of the Harris County Democratic Party, is running for the Texas House of Representatives.
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Odus Evbagharu, former chair of Harris County Democrats, announces run for Texas House
Evbagharu is running for Houston-area state Rep. Jon Rosenthal’s seat in the Texas House of Representatives. Rosenthal, a fellow Democrat, is campaigning for a seat on the Texas Railroad Commission.
State Rep. Jon Rosenthal, a Houston-area Democrat, announced Monday he is running for a seat on the Texas Railroad Commission, meaning he will not seek reelection for his position in the Texas House of Representatives.
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Houston-area state Rep. Jon Rosenthal announces run for Texas Railroad Commission
Rosenthal, who represents the Northwest Houston and Cypress areas, was one of more than 50 Texas House Democrats who broke quorum and left the state earlier this year to temporarily block the passage of a Republican bill to redraw Texas' congressional maps. He is vying to unseat Republican Jim Wright on the railroad commission.
The Texas House on Thursday passed several bills aimed at responding to the devastation caused by the July 4 floods in the Hill Country. This comes as private donors pledged $40 million to support long-term housing recovery in the region.
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A state judge has temporarily blocked Texas AG Ken Paxton from pursuing a case against Powered by People, the political group founded by Beto O'Rourke, after Paxton accused the group of improperly funding a Democratic quorum break in the Texas House.
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At least three Texas House Democrats, including Rep. Gene Wu of Houston, spent the night inside the state Capitol in protest of a Republican-backed redistricting plan, which they say would diminish the voting power of minority communities.
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A Fort Worth lawmaker said on Monday that she can't leave the Texas House chambers because she won't agree to round-the-clock monitoring by state troopers, which the GOP speaker is requiring of Democrats who fled the state.
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Fort Worth Rep. Nicole Collier refuses to leave Texas House, protesting state trooper escorts
Collier, who left the state as part of a Democratic quorum break during the first special legislative session, said she won't sign a "permission slip" to leave the chamber, which would require accepting round-the-clock monitoring by state troopers.
The Texas Legislature is preparing to adjourn early this week amid a continued quorum break by House Democrats. But Gov. Greg Abbott says he'll "immediately" call lawmakers back to the state Capitol for another special session.
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Ken Paxton filed lawsuits escalating the state's response to a Democratic walkout that's stalled the Legislature, accusing former U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke of illegally supporting absent lawmakers and seeking to remove 13 House Democrats from office.
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U.S. Sen. John Cornyn said the FBI has agreed to assist in locating dozens of Democratic Texas lawmakers who recently left Texas to block the passage of a Republican-backed redistricting plan.
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