On Wednesday, the legal fight over the newly approved congressional maps in Texas will shift from the Capitol to a federal courtroom in El Paso. That's when federal judges will consider a lawsuit by a ...

Federal judges in Texas this week will weigh whether the state’s newly drawn congressional map unlawfully dilutes the voting power of racial minorities, bringing to a head a redistricting battle that ...

Texas Sen. Carol Alvarado, D-Houston, right, huddles with other democrat senators and staff members to fight against a bill on a redrawn U.S. congressional map during a special session in the Senate ...

The newly drawn and hotly contested congressional maps in Texas may prompt Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett, D-Dallas, to run in a neighboring district, instead of the one she currently represents. This ...

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This story was cross-posted from the Texas Observer, an investigative news organization that covers Texas communities whose stories are often ignored. After two weeks spent outside state lines—marked ...

A federal court has blocked Texas from using its new congressional map for the 2026 midterm elections, directing the state to revert to its previous districts. The majority opinion said the coalition ...

The Brief keeps Texas voters and political observers up to speed on the most essential coverage of their elected officials, the policies that shape their daily lives and the future of our great state.

Emily Carreon lives with her husband and kids in the north end of Pflugerville, a community that shares in the traffic woes and affordable housing angst that weigh on the entire Austin metro area.

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 ...