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PBS News Hour

News Wrap: Texas closer to approving new congressional maps

Season 2025 Episode 232 | 8m 34s

In our news wrap Wednesday, Texas lawmakers are closer to approving controversial congressional maps that sparked a nationwide fight over redistricting, a federal judge temporarily blocked Texas from requiring schools to display the Ten Commandments in classrooms and Vice President Vance and Defense Secretary Hegseth visited National Guard troops in D.C. amid protests over their presence there.

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