Moore Vs. Harper Could Hand All Election Powers To Texas Legislature

At the U.S. Supreme Court, arguments began this week in Moore vs. Harper, and the outcome could determine whether Texas Republicans will ever have...

Civil Rights Group Gets A Win In Redistricting Case

The fight over the state’s controversial congressional redistricting maps continues – and still has a long way to go. Broad efforts are underway to...

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...

Texas House Pass Map That Shores Up Republican Majority

After nearly 15 hours of debate that ended early Wednesday morning, the Texas House passed a proposal for new political boundaries for itself along...
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