Texas legislators are set to consider a new set of congressional maps during the special session that starts July 21. The current maps were redrawn four years ago, but some argue they are constitutionally flawed. What does redistricting do and how does it impact voters? Our Joe St. George explains.

President Donald Trump on Tuesday described Texas as the centerpiece in a plan to add Republican U.S. House seats by redrawing congressional boundaries in multiple states. “Texas would be the biggest one — and that’ll be five,

President Trump has not talked about eliminating FEMA as the emergency response agency helps with recovery efforts from the Texas floods.

Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem is under fire amid reports of a botched disaster response effort in Texas, one that the editorial board of the state’s biggest newspaper is comparing to

"It’s hard to believe the devastation," Trump said. "Trees that are 100 years old just ripped out of the ground. I've never seen anything like this, and I've seen a lot of bad ones."

U.S. President Donald Trump actually sent 700 U.S. Marine Corps troops to Los Angeles in June 2025 — alongside 4,000 National Guard troops.

President Trump said he hopes Texas Republicans will pick up five seats in the House from a redistricting plan they hope to enact in a special legislative session later this month. Trump told reporters that it’s “OK” if other Democratic-leaning states like California or New York also seek to redraw their congressional district lines

Trump called on Texas Republicans to gerrymander their districts. Senate Republicans rallied behind turning DOGE cuts into law. This week: The Senate appears likely to approve almost $9 billion in cuts to foreign aid and public broadcasting after removing from the package cuts to an HIV/AIDS program.

Trump never said the above words. We found no evidence in his public statements, interviews or on his social media posts about the Texas floods that he hoped immigrants had died in the flooding. The above video and voice-over is likely AI-generated. As such, we rate this claim as false.

Cornyn may be in his toughest Senate re-election fight yet in a primary against state Attorney General Ken Paxton — and the field could grow.