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...
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 of Census...
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 of the...
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...
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 to discuss...
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 - reduces...
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...
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 happen until...
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 and losers...
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...