Texas Republicans on Wednesday unveiled plans for a new U.S. House map that would deliver on President Donald Trump's goal of creating more winnable GOP seats before the 2026 elections, pushing ahead with a fast and unusual summer redrawing that Democrats ...

The Supreme Court weakened Section 2, the linchpin of the 1965 civil rights legislation that prohibits diluting the electoral power of voters of color. But the statute’s fingerprints can be seen all over Texas’ maps.

Republican Congressional Rep. Beth Van Duyne, left, Democrat Congressional Rep. Julie Johnson, center, and Republican Congressional Rep. Brandon Gill discussed redistricting at a recent Dallas Regional Chamber forum. Johnson’s district was targeted in ...

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A new exhibit, “Mapping Texas: From Frontier to the Lone Star State,” is on display at the Witte Museum, featuring more than 40 original maps and documents from collections of the Witte, Texas General Land Office and Frank and Carol Holcomb of Houston.

Texas’ top Republicans and Democrats were swift to issue praise and condemnation after Thursday’s U.S. Supreme Court decision allowing the state to use its controversial new congressional map in the 2026 midterm elections. The map was passed this ...