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  2. Texas's 5th congressional district - Wikipedia

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    Texas's 5th congressional district of the United States House of Representatives is in an area that includes a northeast portion of the City of Dallas, Dallas County including Mesquite plus a number of smaller suburban, exurban and rural counties south and east of Dallas, including Anderson, Cherokee, Henderson, Van Zandt, and Kaufman.

  3. Redistricting in Texas - Wikipedia

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    During Reconstruction, the 1869 Texas Constitution apportioned the state four seats in the United States House of Representatives. The state only had one set of legislative districts, with each district electing one senator and two to four representatives. [17] Texas's current redistricting system was established by its 1876 Constitution. [18]

  4. United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas

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    The first federal judge in Texas was John C. Watrous, who was appointed on May 26, 1846, and had previously served as Attorney General of the Republic of Texas. He was assigned to hold court in Galveston, at the time, the largest city in the state. As seat of the Texas Judicial District, the Galveston court had jurisdiction over the whole state ...

  5. United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas

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    The first federal judge in Texas was John C. Watrous, who was appointed on May 26, 1846, and had previously served as Attorney General of the Republic of Texas. He was assigned to hold court in Galveston, at the time, the largest city in the state. As seat of the Texas Judicial District, the Galveston court had jurisdiction over the whole state ...

  6. New Texas rules on changes to IDs, birth certificates put ...

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    In 2022, Paxton asked the Department of Public Safety to compile a list of individuals who had changed their gender on their Texas driver’s license and other department records during the past ...

  7. Government of Texas - Wikipedia

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    The judicial system of Texas has a reputation as one of the most complex in the United States, [10] with many layers and many overlapping jurisdictions. [11] Texas has two courts of last resort: the Texas Supreme Court, which hears civil cases, and the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. Except in the case of some municipal benches, partisan ...

  8. List of United States district and territorial courts - Wikipedia

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    Map of the boundaries of the 94 United States District Courts. The district courts were established by Congress under Article III of the United States Constitution.The courts hear civil and criminal cases, and each is paired with a bankruptcy court. [2]

  9. Gov. Abbott threatens to defund children’s hospital over ...

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    "Hey Texas Children’s Hospital & Baylor College of Medicine this doctor is putting your Medicaid & Medicare funding at risk. [You] better think twice & have crystal clear records," Abbott wrote.