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A panel of federal judges in San Antonio found Texas lawmakers intentionally discriminated against minority voters in some areas when they drew district…
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Months ago, new Texas congressional maps for the 2018 election seemed like a pie-in-the-sky idea. The federal court looking at a lawsuit against 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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Exactly one week ago, a federal court struck down congressional maps drawn by Texas lawmakers in 2011.The court sided with plaintiffs in the case who said…
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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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This week was a busy one for the U.S. Supreme Court. It ruled on cases involving three major issues: affirmative action, same sex marriage and voting…
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On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its second big decision of the week, striking down part of the Voting Rights Act. Supporters praised the…
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A plan to use court-drawn political boundaries is on its way to the full Texas Senate.Today the Senate Committee on Redistricting approved the district…
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It was supposed to end last Monday.After 140 days, lawmakers were supposed to pack up and head home. Instead we’re now a week into a special legislative…
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In this week’s PolitiFact Texas check-in, KUT’s Emily Donahue speaks with the Austin American-Statesman’s Gardner Selby about a comment by State Rep. Trey…