redistricting

Critics of the new maps say they are racially discriminatory. Republican commissioners say they just wanted to gain another seat on the Tarrant County Commissioners Court.

The 5th Circuit last year overturned its previous ruling that allowed racial groups to band together to challenge voting maps, laying the groundwork for Texas’ mid-decade redistricting.

Nacar Devine has been showing up to federal court in El Paso every day since last week, when a panel of three federal judges began hearing arguments around a lawsuit attempting to block the state's controversial new map of congressional districts. Given that no cameras or recording devices are allowed inside, she's one of just a few dozen people bearing witness to the consequential legal battle.

The decision means the commissioner precincts in the new map will be in effect for the 2026 election.

A three-judge panel in El Paso will continue hearing arguments in a lawsuit challenging the controversial new map of Texas' congressional districts. Ultimately, their decision will determine whether Texas can use the new map for the 2026 midterm elections.

On the first day of a two-week trial, the plaintiffs’ lawyers honed in on who drew the new map and whether race was a factor.

The saga of the Texas mid-decade redistricting of congressional districts is one of the biggest political stories of the year. Here's a timeline of the major milestones.

The same plaintiffs who are challenging the state’s 2021 maps have asked the court to block the new GOP-approved districts from being used in the fast-approaching midterms.

District Judge Megan Fahey said she will consider the arguments and testimony she heard in court Thursday and return next week with a decision.

The system created by Tom Hofeller has helped Republicans and Democrats embrace partisan gerrymandering. Now that foundation is leading states into a battle to win the U.S. House.

A Fort Worth federal judge ruled he has no authority to decide whether Tarrant County's new precinct map that favors Republicans disenfranchises voters of color in violation of the First Amendment. The other constitutional claims in a lawsuit filed by a group of Black and Latino voters against the county will still proceed.

The statewide survey found that more voters disapprove of the mid-decade redraw than support it, fueled by overwhelming opposition from independent and Democratic voters.