Gerrymandering serves parties, not voters
San Antonio Express News
Editorial
11/09/2022
4 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Flores, Pete; Holder, Eric; Huffman, Joan; Redistricting; Voting rights
Supreme Court rejects Texas lawmakers’ bid to avoid depositions on redistricting
Dallas Morning News
Morton, J.
06/01/2022
5 doc(s)
Guillen, Ryan; Landgraf, Brooks; Lujan, John; Redistricting lawsuits; Supreme Court arguments and decisions, U.S.
Moving Mueller to new school board district raises Voting Rights Act violation concerns
Austin American Statesman
Donham, M.
04/18/2022
3 doc(s)
Austin Independent School District; Redistricting; School boards; Voting rights
Could the highly political redistricting process be more independent? San Antonio may find out
San Antonio Express News
Stringer, M.
04/18/2022
3 doc(s)
Municipal government; Nirenberg, Ron; Redistricting; Redistricting commissions; San Antonio City Council
Abbott battles, baits feds over border
Longview News-Journal
McNeely, D.
04/16/2022
1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Border security; Gubernatorial campaigns; O'Rourke, Beto
DOJ sues Galveston County, alleging redrawn commissioner precincts dilute Black, Hispanic voting strength
San Antonio Express News
Scherer, J.
03/26/2022
4 doc(s)
County commissioners; Galveston County; Justice, U.S. Department of; Minority voters; Redistricting; Voting rights
Federal court denies bid to block GOP-drawn map that splits Tarrant County voters of color
Dallas Morning News
Sparber, S.
02/02/2022
1 TX bill 5 doc(s)
Powell, Beverly; Redistricting lawsuits
Federal court to hear bid Tuesday to block GOP-drawn map that splits Tarrant County voters of color
Dallas Morning News
Sparber, S.
01/24/2022
2 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
Crockett, Jasmine; Huffman, Joan; Johnson, Eddie Bernice; Powell, Beverly; Redistricting lawsuits; Texas Senate District 10
The never-ending fight over voting in the U.S.
Tyler Morning Telegraph
Ramsey, R.
01/18/2022
3 TX bill(s) 6 doc(s)
Election administration; Redistricting lawsuits; U.S. Congress; Voting rights
Ties that bind: the itsy-bitsy strips that make a gerrymandered Texas congressional map
Dallas Morning News
Gillman, T.
12/26/2021
3 doc(s)
Congressional redistricting
Texas Democrats eye redistricting fights in state court as federal suits over gerrymandering mount
Dallas Morning News
Sparber, S.
12/20/2021
2 TX bill(s) 5 doc(s)
Cameron County; Cortez, Ruben, Jr.; Gutierrez, Roland; Jefferson, Wallace B.; Mexican-American Legislative Caucus; Redistricting lawsuits; Texas House District 037
Abbott already taking aim at O'Rourke
Tyler Morning Telegraph
McNeely, D.
12/18/2021
2 TX bill(s) 3 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Diaz, Joy; Gubernatorial campaigns; O'Rourke, Beto
Chuck Schumer vows to pass voting bills 'in time for 2022 elections'
Houston Chronicle
Wermund, B.
12/17/2021
3 doc(s)
Biden, Joe; Cornyn, John; Filibusters; U.S. Senate; Voting rights
Bastrop County redraws precincts as population soars by 31% in last decade
Austin American Statesman
DeGuzman, C.
12/10/2021
2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Bastrop County; County commissioners; Redistricting
Texas GOP’s redistricting tricks courted Justice Department lawsuit
Dallas Morning News
Editorial
12/09/2021
2 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
Justice, U.S. Department of; Redistricting lawsuits; Voting rights
Texas gerrymandering is all about keeping a grip on white power
Waco Tribune Herald
Granderson, L.
12/09/2021
2 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
Huffman, Joan; Minority voters; Racial discrimination; Redistricting; Voting rights
DOJ case hinges on whether Texas maps are discriminatory or merely partisan
San Antonio Express News
Garcia, G.
12/08/2021
2 TX bill(s) 3 doc(s)
Justice, U.S. Department of; Redistricting lawsuits; Voting rights
Biden administration sues Texas over alleged voting rights violations in new district maps
Austin American Statesman
Mekelburg, M.
12/07/2021
1 doc(s)
Garland, Merrick; Justice, U.S. Department of; Redistricting lawsuits; Voting rights
Justice Department sues to block gerrymandered Texas congressional map
Dallas Morning News
Gillman, T.
12/07/2021
2 TX bill(s) 4 doc(s)
FreedomWorks; Garland, Merrick; Hinojosa, Gilberto; Justice, U.S. Department of; O'Rourke, Beto; Paxton, Ken; Redistricting lawsuits; Turner, Chris; Voting Rights Act of 1965
Texas faces lawsuit over new redistricting maps
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Riccardi, N.
12/07/2021
1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
Justice, U.S. Department of; Redistricting lawsuits; Voting rights
DOJ sues Texas, claiming new political maps discriminate against minority voters
Houston Chronicle
Harris, C.
12/07/2021
2 TX bill(s) 3 doc(s)
Justice, U.S. Department of; Redistricting lawsuits; Voting rights
Even 1 Democrat is too much? Galveston County a poster child for Texas redistricting reform.
Houston Chronicle
Editorial
12/07/2021
1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
County commissioners; Galveston County; Redistricting
