Redistricting Hearing Casts More Doubts on Census Data
The Senate Special Committee on Redistricting met on Tuesday morning with a focus on South Texas. Senators touched mainly on the accuracy...
Twitter Reactions to New Texas Congressional District Maps
After Republicans unveiled their first draft of new district lines for the Texas congressional districts on Monday, Congressional members on both sides...
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...
Redistricting Committee Meets to Discuss North Texas
The Senate Redistricting Committee convened to discuss redistricting issues for North Texas on Wednesday morning. Dr. Potter, Texas' Demographer, testified again today...
New GOP District Map Proposal Erases Black and Hispanic Majority
On Monday, a first proposal resulting from the redistricting process was published, the draft - which was in charge of the Republicans...
Does Texas Need an Independent Redistricting Commission?
Texas is due to redraw congressional districts this year once the census report is finished being processed, though it’s likely that won’t...
Winners and Losers of Redistricting So Far
The first maps from the redistricting efforts have been released, and as expected they heavily favor Republicans. Here’s a list of winners...
The Redistricting Fight Begins
The 2022 midterm elections are likely to be an absolute bloodbath. Not only do Democrats hold very slim majorities in both chambers,...
Lawmakers React to Unveiled Texas House and Congressional Maps
After the first draft of new district lines for the Texas House was unveiled on Thursday, there was a deluge of reactions by affected Democrat...
Abbott’s Folly: How His Hardnose Voting Fight Could Cost Him Redistricting
Enough Texas Democrats have fled the state that the Texas House of Representatives cannot legally form a quorum or pass any laws,...