Texas Democratic lawmakers returned this week from a two-week quorum break, but Gov. Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton are still seeking to remove them from office.
The Texas Senate redistricting committee in a 5-3 vote along party lines approved the state’s proposed new congressional map, likely teeing up the map to receive final approval when the full Senate convenes late Thursday.
The Texas House voted to move forward with a new congressional map – as Democrats continued to seek ways to resist.
Voting rights advocates fighting Texas’ existing congressional map are preparing to challenge the state’s latest gerrymander as soon as it goes into law. The plaintiffs challenging the state’s 2021 map as a racial gerrymander filed a motion Monday asking to schedule a hearing in September at which they will argue that the court should block […]
California lawmakers introduced legislation Monday to allow voters to decide whether they want to redraw the state’s congressional map.
After a two-week protest out of state, enough Texas House Democrats returned to Austin Monday to allow Republicans to move forward with a redistricting scheme that could add five GOP seats in Congress.
The Texas House returned to business Monday, making quorum for the first time since Democrats left the state to block a Republican redistricting map that could add five GOP seats in Congress.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ordered a second 30-day special legislative session Friday, following through on his promise to continue convening the state legislature to thwart Democrats’ efforts to block a GOP redistricting effort.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) called for a special election to authorize state redistricting, making good on his threat to redraw maps in response to a Republican redistricting scheme in Texas that could add five GOP seats in Congress.
An Illinois judge Wednesday rejected Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s demand to enforce arrest warrants against Democrats who left Texas to block a Republican redistricting plan.