To settle voting rights suit, Richardson ISD will get rid of at-large elections
The board, which is all white, will shift five of its seats to single-member districts in a bid to add more representation for people of color. Full Story
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Trump administration opposes a return to federal oversight for Texas redistricting, reversing Obama-era stance
The Trump administration no longer supports requiring Texas to obtain federal approval of changes to its legislative and congressional maps. Full Story
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Richardson ISD's student demographics have significantly changed. The makeup of its school board hasn't.
Only one person of color has ever served on the Richardson ISD board. Now, he's suing the district over its method of electing school board members, alleging it denies people of color a fair say in who represents them. Full Story
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Gerrymandering backfired for Texas Republicans in Dallas County in 2018
Republicans hoped to keep a majority Texas House seats from Dallas County when they redrew district boundaries in 2011. Seven years later, they've only held onto two of 14. Full Story
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Did you register to vote in Texas before the deadline but can’t confirm it online? Here’s why.
Election officials who often receive thousands of voter registration cards just before elections must manually enter each new voter’s information into their database — a time-consuming process that often leads to massive backlogs. Full Story
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Court: Lawmakers must redraw North Texas' HD-90 early next year
If a proposal isn't introduced within the first 45 days of the legislative session, the court will redraw the district itself. Full Story
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After loss at Supreme Court, groups continue push for federal oversight of Texas redistricting
Some of the groups that have sued over the state's political maps made their intentions clear in a court filing Wednesday. Full Story
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Plaintiffs say Texas voter ID fight is over
In a court filing, opponents of the state's voter ID law told a federal district judge that the case was settled and that they would not pursue any other changes or remedies. Full Story
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Texas elections to move forward without changes to state House district map despite racial gerrymander finding
A San Antonio-based panel of judges ordered the state's maps should remain unchanged despite outstanding issues with House District 90, which the U.S. Supreme Court said was illegally drawn. Full Story
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Texas won its redistricting fight at the Supreme Court. Now it hopes to use that win to wrap up its voter ID suit.
In light of the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling over the state's political maps, Texas is now trying to eliminate the possibility of a return to federal oversight of its election laws as part of the case against the state's voter ID law. Full Story
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U.S. Supreme Court rules Texas lawmakers did not intentionally discriminate in drawing political maps
The court also upheld 10 of 11 districts that had been flagged as problematic. Full Story
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Appeals court temporarily blocks online voter registration for Texas drivers
A federal judge had set a 45-day deadline for Texas to implement its first system of online voter registration. Full Story
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Texas appeals after a judge orders the state to implement online voter registration for drivers
Activists hope the case will open the door to broader online voter registration in the future. Full Story
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