Texas Leaders Have Repeatedly Claimed the State’s Voting Maps Are Race-Blind. Until the Trump DOJ Disagreed

Texas leaders have repeatedly claimed the state’s voting maps are race blind. Until the Trump DOJ disagreed.

Gov. Greg Abbott has acknowledged DOJ concerns that some districts were drawn “along strict racial lines.” Critics say it’s a political ploy.

GAVIN NEWSOM Slaps Back at Trump's Plan to Gerrymander Texas, Floats Redistricting of California

The Republican Party's electoral prospects in 2026 are rapidly becoming more dire as Donald Trump and virtually every one of his policy priorities are sinking to ever lower depths of disapproval with ever growing majorities of the American people....

Texas redrawing congressional district after feds say maps unconstitutional

Gov. Greg Abbott’s special session agenda includes the redrawing of congressional districts mid-decade. This comes after the U.S. Department of Justice sent a letter to the governor and attorney general saying three Houston districts and one Fort Worth district are…

Race takes center stage in GOP push to redraw Texas congressional map

The effort could help Republicans maintain control of Congress next year. But it may also leave incumbents vulnerable to new Democratic challenges.

Commissioners vote along party lines to create citizens' redistricting committee

In the latest salvo in Fort Bend County's ongoing redistricting battle, county commissioners in a party-line vote last week approved a citizens' committee to recommend changes to the county's precinct maps in what would be an unusual mid-decade redistricting.

Texas Gov. Abbott directs lawmakers to redraw congressional maps

President Donald Trump’s Justice Department raised constitutional concerns of four congressional districts held by Democrats.