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A redistricting war between red and blue states has erupted – and it's bigger than Texas. Here's what to know about Louisiana v. Callais.
After Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker vows to protect Texas House Democrats in Colbert interview, bomb threat received at hotel
Gov. JB Pritzker vowed on late-night television to protect Texas House Democrats who fled to Illinois to try and stop the ...
60 years after the Voting Rights Act was passed, Black voters are still fighting for access: ‘So much is at stake’
In a speech before he signed the Voting Rights Act on Aug. 6, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson said of the landmark civil ...
Opinion - ‘Trumpmandering’ — a nationwide scheme to undermine Black and Hispanic voters
Abbott called a special session of the legislature to adopt a new map unveiled last Wednesday, which redraws congressional ...
Protections of the Voting Rights Act are under threat as the law marks its 60th anniversary
WASHINGTON (AP) — Wednesday is the 60th anniversary of the day President Lyndon Johnson made his way to the U.S. Capitol and, ...
How the MAGA gerrymander in Texas resurrects Jim Crow’s racist playbook for voter suppression
The redistricting campaign by lawmakers in the Lone Star State, orchestrated at the behest of President Donald Trump, is yet ...
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The Nation’s Landmark Voting Rights Law Just Turned 60. It May Not Survive Trump.
Texas has a long history of violating the VRA. The state’s current congressional redistricting map, adopted in 2021, is being ...
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Texas leaders issue arrest warrants for Erin Zwiener, other House Democrats
Texas Speaker of the House Dustin Burrows issued civil arrest warrants for House Democrats who were not present when the ...
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The Supreme Court Prepares to End Voting Rights As We Know It
That is precisely what the Supreme Court did last week. But the news is too staggering to hide for long: The ...
How Texas’ redistricting effort is having major implications across the US
The outcome of the political battle over Texas’ redistricting effort is already having major implications across the country.
Texas House committee considers newly proposed congressional district map
The redrawn map shifts around voters in Austin, Houston, North Texas and the Rio Grande Valley in hopes of creating five more Republican seats in the U.S. House.