AUSTIN, Texas — It’s going to be a long night in the Texas Senate. That’s according to Sen. Carol Alvarado of Houston, who posted to social media that she plans to filibuster the redrawn congressional ...

State lawmakers gather around Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick's desk before the final vote on the mid-decade redistricting bill in the Texas Senate. Credit: Bob Daemmrich for The Texas Tribune The Texas Senate ...

Houston-area Democratic state Senator Carol Alvarado announced her intention to filibuster the Texas Senate’s vote on the state's controversial new congressional map. "Republicans think they can walk ...

HOUSTON – The Texas Senate has passed a controversial new congressional redistricting map following a failed filibuster attempt by Democratic State Senator Carol Alvarado. The map, which now awaits ...

State Sen. Carol Alvarado, leader of the Senate Democratic caucus, announced on social media that she planned to filibuster the bill with a long speech and intended to speak for several hours in a ...

AUSTIN (Nexstar) — State Senator Carol Alvarado, D – Houston, intends to filibuster the bill that will redistrict the state’s congressional map and give Republicans an advantage to pick up five ...

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