The Supreme Court weakened Section 2, the linchpin of the 1965 civil rights legislation that prohibits diluting the electoral power of voters of color. But the statute’s fingerprints can be seen all ...

The court issued a decision Monday morning allowing Texas to use the controversial congressional maps that were drawn last ...

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While the court did not strike down the provision entirely, Justice Elena Kagan said Wednesday’s ruling made Section 2 of the ...

The U.S. Supreme Court had previously allowed the map to be used temporarily, but Monday’s ruling makes that permanent.

Texas Republicans rolled out a proposed overhaul of the Lone Star State’s congressional map Wednesday, aiming to flip as many as five Democrat-held House seats and potentially sparking a ...

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Republicans on Wednesday unveiled a new congressional map that creates five additional GOP-leaning districts, bolstering their chances of maintaining control as they brace ...

Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, has signed a new congressional map into law, securing an additional five Republican-leaning U.S. House districts ahead of competitive midterm elections expected in 2026.

Republicans grabbed back the edge in the nationwide redistricting wars as the conservative-led Supreme Court has approved a new GOP-friendly Texas map that should help them flip up to five Democratic ...

A federal court Tuesday struck down the new Republican congressional map of Texas that aimed to flip up to five Democratic seats, ruling that the new districts amount to illegal racial gerrymandering ...

AUSTIN, Texas (KTRK) -- On Tuesday, Gov. Greg Abbott revealed details of a third special session, which will involve lawmakers making changes to redistricting. Texas lawmakers will meet for the third ...