-
A proposed map outlining changes to voting districts for the Texas House of Representatives goes before the full chamber on Tuesday. The maps have sparked controversy because critics say they are drawn in a way that dilutes the power of voters of color.
-
Sen. Joan Huffman, R-Houston, said the maps were drawn “race-blind.” But Democratic Sen. Beverly Powell, whose district would be turned into a majority-Republican district, said they’re an attempt to deny voters of color their voice in elections.
-
Texas grew more than any other state in the last decade. Tasked with adding two congressional districts, some political watchers say redistricting could be a "blood bath" between the state parties.
-
Voting rights experts say the latest bill still would make it harder to vote in Texas, but it's less restrictive than what almost passed in May.
-
The Democrats had left the state to block the passage of a Republican elections bill they say would restrict voting rights in the state.
-
A state district judge has granted a temporary restraining order blocking the arrest of House Democrats who have broken quorum, paving the way for those who remain outside the state to return home without threat of arrest.
-
House Democrats left Texas weeks ago in protest of voting legislation here. Their goal was to push for federal voting changes that could trump anything passed at home.
-
Texas Republicans pushed back forcefully, denying Democratic claims that the state election bill would suppress voting and discriminate against minority voters.
-
Three of the Democratic legislators who went to Washington, D.C., to deny the Texas House a quorum have been invited to detail their concerns at a specially called hearing on the contentious legislation that includes new restrictions on voting.
-
Members left Texas about 10 days ago and have said they plan to stay out of state until after the special session ends Aug. 6.
-
Dozens of Democratic state lawmakers fled Texas in an effort to block Republican-led restrictive voting legislation from being passed.
-
Beckley unveiled her plans in a video set inside a hotel room in the nation’s capital, which House Democrats fled to earlier this month to break quorum in protest of Republicans’ priority elections bill.