Texas

Violent Venezuelan gangs expand reach in Gulf, southeastern states

(The Center Square) – Members of the violent Venezuelan prison gang, Tren de Aragua (TdA), have expanded criminal operations to the Gulf states of Texas and Louisiana, as well as in the southeastern states of Georgia, Florida, North Carolina and Tennessee.

CA to lose four Congressional seats after 2030 Census, TX and FL to gain

(The Center Square) – California is projected to lose four congressional seats after the 2030 Census, with Texas positioned to gain four and Florida to gain three, says the American Redistricting Project based on this week’s new Census data.

According to Thad Kousser, an expert in California and national politics and a professor of political science at UC San Diego, a reduction in California's congressional delegation could have mixed effects.