U.S. Supreme Court rules Texas lawmakers did not intentionally discriminate in drawing political maps
The court also upheld 10 of 11 districts that had been flagged as problematic. Full Story
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Voting rights groups say a citizens commission could fix gerrymandering. It’s unlikely to happen.
As the U.S. Supreme Court ponders a Texas redistricting case, a coalition of voting and civil rights groups is pushing to establish an independent commission in which citizens, rather than lawmakers, would draw the state’s political maps. Full Story
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Texas Hispanic groups sue Trump administration over census citizenship question
Texas groups representing Latino residents are among those who are suing the Trump administration over the addition of a question about citizenship to the 2020 census questionnaire. Full Story
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Analysis: It doesn’t matter what the Supreme Court says. Texas Republicans already won redistricting.
The U.S. Supreme Court is considering a Texas redistricting case that could ultimately result in big changes to the state's political maps. But the courts have taken seven years to get this far, and that's a win for the Republicans favored by the current maps. Full Story
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![Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, center, speaks on the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court with his team, including Texas Solicitor General Scott Keller, right, after arguments in Abbott v. Perez, a case over Texas' congressional and state House maps on April 24, 2018.]()
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Texas redistricting case’s oral arguments at U.S. Supreme Court focus on jurisdiction debate
As the U.S. Supreme Court took up Texas' redistricting case, several justices questioned whether they even had the authority to pick up where a lower court left off. Full Story
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![From left: State Rep. Rafael Anchia; Jose Garza, an attorney for the Mexican American Legislative Caucus; and Nina Perales, vice president of litigation for the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, spoke on the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court on April 24, 2018. Their news conference came after arguments in Abbott v. Perez, a case over whether Texas' congressional and state House maps were drawn with the intent to discriminate against Hispanic and black voters.]()
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Puzzling shapes: Travel across this gerrymandered Texas district
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments Tuesday in a Texas redistricting case that has flagged two congressional districts and nine Texas House districts. Here's a closer look at one of the districts in question: U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett's curiously shaped 35th Congressional District. Full Story
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How a fluke win diminished the political clout of Hispanic voters in this congressional district
Two congressional districts are part of a Texas redistricting case the U.S. Supreme Court will take up Tuesday. Here's a detailed look at what's at issue in one of them: the 27th Congressional District. Full Story
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Texas redistricting fight returns to the U.S. Supreme Court. Here's what you need to know.
The U.S. Supreme Court this week will hear a case over whether Texas' congressional and state House maps were drawn with the intent to discriminate against Hispanic and black voters. Full Story
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Redistricting hits SCOTUS, Stockman gets convicted (podcast)
On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Ross, Patrick, Alexa about the Supreme Court-bound Texas redistricting case, Ted Cruz's latest fundraising numbers and former U.S. Rep. Steve Stockman's criminal conviction. Democratic congressional candidate Rick Trevino joins the conversation. Full Story
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How a fluke win diminished the political clout of Hispanic voters in this congressional district
Last year, federal judges ruled that when Texas lawmakers redrew the 27th Congressional District in 2011, they did so in a way that diminished the political clout of Hispanic voters. As the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to hear arguments in a redistricting case that includes CD-27, take a closer look at what's at issue in the district. Full Story
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Analysis: Texas mapmakers built the GOP’s political house on high ground
Democrats in Texas and the U.S. could have a really good election year and still not win enough seats to win a majority in the U.S. House. It's not the voters — it's the maps. Full Story
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Seven years later: Why everyone is mad in the Texas redistricting fight
This month, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments over Texas' congressional and state House maps. But you don't have to wait until then to see the frustration boiling over in the long-winding litigation. Full Story
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Analysis: Adding a citizenship question to the census could screw over Texas
A census question on citizenship could undercount populations in states with large numbers of poor and/or Hispanic residents — states like Texas. And an undercount would cut into the state's representation, and its federal services. Full Story
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Redistricting is years away, but a new super PAC is already working to protect Republicans’ hold on Texas
The leader of #ProjectRedTX is a former Gov. Greg Abbott campaign manager who has been involved in GOP politics through three previous redistricting cycles. The PAC has already raised $500,000 — from a single donor. Full Story
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UT/TT Poll: Texas voters' view of federal response to Hurricane Harvey slips
Texas voters’ approval toward the federal government’s response to Hurricane Harvey fell since we last checked in October, from 57 percent to 48 percent, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll. Full Story
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Analysis: Changing redistricting rules could change who Texas sends to Congress — dramatically
Texas lawmakers have shown time and again that their preference is for maps that protect incumbents and the political parties in charge. To get different results, you’d have to change the rules of redistricting. Full Story
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Long-winding Texas voting rights litigation spotlights Gov. Greg Abbott's role
As Texas risks a return to federal oversight of its election laws, Gov. Greg Abbott could face increased scrutiny of his role in advising on and defending redistricting maps and a voter ID law that could ultimately be struck down as discriminatory. Full Story
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As U.S. Supreme Court takes up Texas redistricting case, it dismisses partisan gerrymandering appeal
The U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the efforts of Texas Democrats and other plaintiffs to revive a partisan gerrymandering legal claim in the ongoing litigation over the state's political maps. Full Story
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U.S. Supreme Court to hear case over whether Texas congressional and House maps discriminate
Further extending a drawn-out legal battle, the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear a case over whether Texas' congressional and House district boundaries discriminate against voters of color. Full Story
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What to expect in Texas' voting rights court fights in 2018
The legal battles over the state's political maps and voter ID requirements will extend into 2018. Here's what to expect. Full Story
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