Kendall Scudder, chair of the Texas Democratic Party, said under the new maps it will take a Texan who is Black five votes to ...

Proposition 50 has become a referendum on what steps Democrats are willing to take to counter President Donald Trump.

A panel of federal judges will begin on Wednesday to consider whether Texas can use a redrawn congressional map that boosts Republicans and has launched a widening redistricting battle ahead of the ...

A federal hearing to determine the legality of new congressional district boundaries designed to net Republicans up to five Texas seats in the House of Representatives begins Wednesday in El Paso. A ...

The anticipated legal battle over Texas' new controversial congressional redistricting map is set to begin in court this week. The GOP-and Trump-backed plan to potentially pick up five new Republican ...

Republican Congressional Rep. Beth Van Duyne, left, Democrat Congressional Rep. Julie Johnson, center, and Republican Congressional Rep. Brandon Gill discussed redistricting at a recent Dallas ...

The new maps passed by the GOP-dominated state legislature, which now await Gov. Greg Abbott’s signature, will force a number of sitting Democratic legislators to make difficult choices. Some may ...

State Sen. Pete Flores, R-Pleasanton, looks over a redrawn U.S. congressional map during debate over a bill in the Senate Chamber at the Texas Capitol in Austin, Friday, Aug. 22, 2025. Eric Gay / AP ...

After two weeks spent outside state lines—marked by a surge of national media attention and, then, a struggle to keep their fight in the limelight—Texas House Democrats ended their quorum break as ...

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday signed into law a new congressional voting map designed to help Republicans gain more seats in the 2026 midterm elections, delivering a win for ...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) signed into law a new House map on Friday that’s expected to give Republicans five additional pickup opportunities ahead of 2026, delivering the GOP a major win before the ...