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Texas House of Representatives

Arcs in the news about Texas House of Representatives from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.

Organization · 45 stories · 201 articles · earliest story we hold Oct 9, 2023

Right nowactive arcs, newest development first

Nothing ongoing. The last arc went quiet Aug 17.

All arcs2 named arcs in 2026

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every arc in 2026 at its own dates · opens on month
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The laws putting the Ten Commandments and the Bible in public school classrooms

8 of 29 stories this year · 2 about Texas House of Representatives · gone quiet

Court clears way for Louisiana law requiring Ten Commandments in classrooms to take effect · 23 articles, Feb 21Arkansas Ten Commandments law blocked that mandates classroom display · 18 articles, Mar 17Texas can require public schools to display Ten Commandments in classrooms, U.S. appeals court rules · 38 articles, Apr 21Texas board approves Bible stories as required reading in public schools · 53 articles, Jun 25Texas public school students will be required to read the Bible · 15 articles, Jun 25Texas approves mandatory Bible readings in public schools, reigniting a century-long debate · 9 articles, Jun 29Three Houston-area moms sue over Ten Commandments in schools. They say it violates Texas’ own laws · 12 articles, Jul 31Texas Requires the Ten Commandments Be Posted in Every Classroom. SCOTUS May Decide If That's Constitutional. · 22 articles, Aug 17
The 2025-26 mid-decade redistricting fight: Texas, California and Virginia

16 of 40 stories this year · 5 about Texas House of Representatives · gone quiet

Judge finds Virginia Democrats’ redistricting resolution illegal; new Maryland map advances · 5 articles, Jan 27Virginia Democrats’ redistricting push is dealt a setback by state court · 8 articles, Jan 27Supreme Court allows new California congressional districts that favor Democrats · 31 articles, Feb 4Virginia Democrats share proposed US House map despite court ruling against redistricting push · 5 articles, Feb 6Virginia Supreme Court allows redistricting special election to move forward · 8 articles, Feb 13Virginia judge blocks Democrats’ referendum, a blow to redistricting effort over 4 U.S. House seats · 6 articles, Feb 19Trump's redistricting push backfires as virginia voters rebuke GOP · 8 articles, Apr 18Virginia voters approve redistricting plan that could boost Democrats’ seats in Congress · 80 articles, Apr 20Trump calls Virginia election ‘rigged’ after redistricting referendum · 5 articles, Apr 22Virginia redistricting update: Judge blocks certification of new congressional maps · 25 articles, Apr 22Virginia Supreme Court considers whether to block voter-approved US House map favoring Democrats · 8 articles, Apr 27Virginia Supreme Court strikes down Democrats' redistricting plan · 54 articles, May 8Virginia supreme court strikes down new congressional maps in win for Republicans · 6 articles, May 8Virginia Democrats ask Supreme Court to reinstate congressional map struck down by state high court · 6 articles, May 11Supreme Court rejects Virginia's bid to restore congressional map favoring Democrats · 23 articles, May 15Supreme Court rejects bid to restore Virginia's redistricting map favoring Democrats · 6 articles, May 16

Coverage over timeindependent sources per week, by side, every year we hold

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Oct 23, 20232349
Nov 13, 20230409
May 27, 202426214
Aug 12, 202436325
Oct 14, 202459222
Oct 21, 20242407
Dec 2, 202414314
Dec 16, 202406015
Jan 13, 202515012
Apr 14, 202524111
May 19, 202544120
May 26, 20253128
Jul 28, 2025914760
Aug 4, 2025192010146
Aug 11, 202547838
Aug 18, 2025233014236
Aug 25, 20252206
Sep 22, 20250101
Jan 19, 2026614564
Mar 2, 202624351
Jun 22, 202652215
Jun 29, 20260011
Jul 27, 20260168
Sep 7, 20261106
Sep 14, 20260205
Sep 21, 202607013

Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

Everything else5 stories in 2026 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about Texas House of Representatives that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Mar 3– 4Texas House District 29 Primary Election Live Results 202651 articles · 9 independent sources
    2 left, 4 center, 3 right

Stories that name Texas House of Representatives

  1. Jul 28– 30Ken Paxton Alleges James Talarico Committed Election Fraud.7 articles · 7 independent sources
    0 left, 0 center, 6 right
  2. Jun 22– 24Victim’s family in fatal Texas Tesla ‘automated driving assistance’ crash files lawsuit17 articles · 12 independent sources
    5 left, 2 center, 2 right
  3. Jan 20– 22Jury acquits former Uvalde school officer in trial tied to Robb Elementary shooting66 articles · 42 independent sources
    6 left, 14 center, 5 right

Local coverage

  1. Sep 24– 25Former state Rep. Garnet Coleman, who represented Houston for over 30 years, dies at 65, family says4 articles · 4 independent sources
    0 left, 4 center, 0 right
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