[ad_1] Indian-origin man, with permanent resident status in the US, charged with tax evasion in Texas. A 43-year-old Indian-origin man, Anil Surabhi, has been charged with a federal tax violation in Texas, the Justice Department said. Anil Surabhi, 43, an Indian citizen with permanent resident status in the United States, was named in an indictment […]
[ad_1] new video loaded: California and Texas Face Off in Redistricting Fight By Laurel Rosenhall, David Goodman, Rebecca Suner, Leila Medina and Stephanie Swart•August 22, 2025 The battle over redistricting is playing out in the country’s two largest states. Texas and California passed redistricting efforts this week that counter each other. David Goodman and Laurel […]
[ad_1] SACRAMENTO: The national tit-for-tat redistricting battle entered its next phase Thursday as California Democrats launched their final legislative push to redraw their congressional map to add up to five winnable seats for their party, a direct counter to the Texas House’s approval of a new map to create more conservative-leaning seats in that state. […]
[ad_1] File photo: US President Donald Trump (Picture credit: AP) US President Donald Trump celebrated the passage of a controversial redistricting bill in the Texas House, declaring it a “big win” that could hand Republicans five additional congressional seats ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.“Everything Passed, on our way to five more Congressional seats and […]
[ad_1] File photo: Former US President Barack Obama (Picture credit: AP) Former US President Barack Obama has thrown his weight behind California Governor Gavin Newsom’s push to redraw House districts, calling the plan a “responsible” way to counter Republican efforts in Texas.Speaking at a Martha’s Vineyard fundraiser on Tuesday, Obama said he admired Newsom’s decision […]
[ad_1] Texas Speaker of the House Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, oversees a debate over a redrawn US congressional map in Texas during a special session, in Austin, Texas. (Pictur ecredit: AP) The Texas House passed a controversial mid-decade redistricting plan on Wednesday that could hand Republicans five additional seats in the US House of Representatives, triggering […]
[ad_1] In retaliation to Republican-led redistricting in Texas, California governor Gavin Newsom has urged the legislature to authorise a November special election aimed at approving a new congressional map, a move critics say undermines independent redistricting, reported news agency AP.Dubbed the Election Rigging Response Act, the measure would temporarily override the citizens redistricting commission – […]
[ad_1] Nicole Collier (left), Protest against redistricting (AP) In an act of defiance amid a redistricting standoff, Democratic Texas Representative Nicole Collier spent the night on the House floor after refusing a Republican demand to be monitored by state police. The protest comes as the holdout Democrats returned to the Capitol following a two-week walkout […]
[ad_1] Representative Image (AI-generated) Pro-democracy activists and labor organizations held hundreds of rallies across the United States on Saturday to oppose the Trump administration’s support for Texas to redraw its congressional map in favor of Republicans.Former Congressman Beto O’Rourke spoke at one such event in Texas, where dozens of Democratic lawmakers had left the state […]
[ad_1] A school bus with over 40 children and one adult aboard overturned in Austin, Texas, on Wednesday, the first day of the new school year, injuring 12, as per officials, reported ABC News.The bus was transporting students from Leander Independent School District in northwest Austin, located in Travis County. Out of the 12 people […]
