The Supreme Court has cleared the way for a Texas congressional map that may help the GOP win five more U.S. House seats in ...

Make no mistake, the new map is designed to withstand a blue voter wave.

Back in late September, Texas Monthly put out a public service announcement of sorts. In response to a long-sounding albeit fairly faint alarm that may or may not have originated from within the walls ...

The first redrawn map of Texas's congressional districts has been submitted to the House's Select Committee on Congressional Redistricting. The map was submitted by redistricting committee member Rep.

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 ...

Texas officials had asked the court to allow the state to use the new maps in the midterm elections, part of a push by ...

Rep. Mike Schofield, R-Katy, reads an article while a map of Texas sits on his laptop at his desk on the Texas House floor on Wednesday, August 20, 2025. The Texas House passed its proposed ...

Texas has emerged as one of the top battlegrounds for the midterm elections, both in its push for redistricting and as ...

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The map shared online moderately exaggerated the size of Texas; however it was more or less an accurate representation of the state's vastness. A photo shared to Facebook on Oct. 11, 2024, claimed to ...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) has instructed the Texas legislature to consider congressional redistricting during a special session set to begin July 21, citing the Trump administration’s concerns. The ...