Jim Malewitz, Texas Tribune
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A U.S. Supreme Court ruling Monday in a North Carolina gerrymandering case could have major implications for the drawing of political maps nationwide —…
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State Sen. Carlos Uresti, accused of misleading a former client who invested in a company in which Uresti has a financial stake, was indicted by a federal…
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If President Donald Trump picks U.S. Sen. John Cornyn to lead the FBI, it’s not a given that the Texan would sail through the confirmation process in his…
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The Texas Senate on Wednesday passed legislation requiring three-point seat belts be installed on newly purchased school buses across the state. Senate…
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A lot has happened since 2013, when then-Gov. Rick Perry followed through on a threat to veto $7.5 million in funding for the state’s Public Integrity…
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The Texas Senate tentatively approved legislation Monday that would revamp the state’s voter identification rules, a response to court rulings that the…
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Groups suing Texas over its political maps are asking a federal court to block the state's current congressional boundaries ahead of the November 2018…
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A Texas Senate panel cleared legislation Monday that would overhaul the state's voter identification rules, an effort to comply with court rulings that…
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Some of Texas’ 36 congressional districts violate either the U.S. Constitution or the federal Voting Rights Act, a panel of federal judges ruled Friday.In…
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The U.S. Department of Justice is ditching its longstanding position that Texas lawmakers purposefully discriminated against minority voters by passing…