Democrats

As Texas Republicans and California Democrats redraw U.S. House districts to their advantage ahead of next year's elections, they're potentially disrupting a rare partisan balance in American politics.

O'Rourke's Powered by People group has become a top funder for Democrats who broke quorum to prevent a vote on the maps, but the group was ordered to stop Friday. O'Rourke responded by suing Paxton.

The University of Houston hosted a hearing of the Texas House Select Committee on Congressional Redistricting on Saturday. Almost all of the candidates running for the 18th District, vacant since Rep. Sylvester Turner's death in March, urged the committee not to redraw the district’s boundaries.

“Our work cannot be solely reactive,” Crockett told her colleagues, pitching herself as the most effective messenger among the Democratic hopefuls.

The Fort Worth City Council maintains a Democratic majority. County commissioners adopted a new precinct map to further solidify their majority.

Party leaders will elect a replacement for Crystal Gayden July 7. Former chair Allison Campolo has announced she’s rerunning for the position.

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter has died. He was 100 years old and had spent more than a year in hospice care.

Election night marked a major ideological shift in 14 Texas appeals courts whose elections usually get little fanfare.

The Dallas congresswoman joined a massive organizing Zoom call over the weekend – “it was like the All-Star Game of Black women in politics” – to strategize about getting Harris elected.

The longtime Austin representative pointed to Biden's debate performance last week, along with the incumbent's showing in the polls.

Six years after Beto O’Rourke nearly toppled Ted Cruz, Democrats outside Texas are expressing confidence in Colin Allred’s 2024 challenge.

It’s coming down to runoffs in a tight state Senate District 30 race, with nearly all precincts reporting early Wednesday morning.