Why Did The Supreme Court Delay Creating A Majority Black Voting District?
Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court delayed a state lawsuit over redistricting, which could further erode the Voting Rights Act and disenfranchise Texans of...
2020 Census Undercounted Half A Million Texans
On Thursday, the U.S. Census Bureau said the 2020 census likely undercounted the Texas population by roughly 2 % – which is the equivalent...
Court Rejects Texas’ Request to Delay Redistricting Case
On Friday morning, a three-judge panel overseeing the challenge to Texas’ redistricting maps rejected an argument from the state to stay the case pending...
Who’s Suing Texas Over Redistricting
As sure as humidity and bluebonnets, the lawsuits against the Republican-led redistricting have begun.
Following the release of the 2020 U.S. Census, Texas began the...
The Battle Has Only Just Begun, Texas’ New Political Maps Are Being Challenged In...
This year, Republican lawmakers came up with new political maps for Texas that largely favor the GOP. Even though people of color accounted for...
Texas Districts To Get Even Less Competitive Under New Maps
Under the new district lines drawn by the Texas Legislature there is even less competition, making the already heavily gerrymandered state even more polarized.
Governor...
Legal Challenges to Texas Redistricting Begin
It was always a foregone conclusion that the Republican-controlled Texas Legislature would not draw new district lines that accurately represented the increasing diversity of...
