The governor was expected to sign off on the new district lines, which passed the Legislature last week and aim to flip five ...

The filing comes as Republican state leaders are hoping to protect the new map from a legal challenge ahead of next year's ...

The vote clears the way for Gov. Greg Abbott to sign the map into law and sets up a path for Republicans to gain up to five ...

Texas and California are at the center of a national political power struggle that could reshape Donald Trump's second presidency. Texas Democrats prevented the state’s House of Representatives from ...

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The system created by Tom Hofeller has helped Republicans and Democrats embrace partisan gerrymandering. Now that foundation ...

Texas state lawmakers began moving Friday toward approving a new election map that President Donald Trump has demanded to help protect the GOP U.S. House majority heading into the midterms. The ...

The Missouri legislature approved a redistricting plan targeting Democratic Rep. Emanuel Cleaver's district as part of a ...

Skeptics of the replacement, which requires three exams throughout the year, want to see less restrictions on testing day and ...

Autumn has officially arrived in Central Texas, but fall temperatures? Not quite yet. While the northern part of the U.S. is ...

There are plans to build more capacity near the flagship Abilene site, as well as sites in two other Texas counties, ...