Republican redistricting plan rattles North Texas Democrats ... and more news

A Republican-driven plan to redraw the state’s congressional boundaries would scramble a portion of North Texas politics and deliver political setbacks for Democrats in Tarrant and Dallas counties. In other news, transgender people in Texas would be required to use private spaces like bathrooms and locker rooms based on the sex they were assigned at birth under a bill passed by a Texas Senate panel Monday afternoon; Willie F. Johnson, the principal at South Oak Cliff High School for the past eight years said Shifting the students’ minds off what they grew up seeing to other opportunities, such as academics, mentorship and sports, could be one of the solutions to lowering crime rates, according to Johnson. He said the biggest thing is making sure they’re successful in schools; and two Gaza children arrived in North Texas on Sunday to receive “life-saving” medical treatment after suffering wartime injuries in their home country. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices