After multiple court findings that Texas intentionally discriminated in drawing political maps and writing election laws, a panel of federal judges says the state won’t be subjected to federal oversight under the Voting Rights Act.
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Texas Voting Rights
Texas won’t be placed back under federal supervision for redistricting despite findings of intentional discrimination
The panel ruled that such an action wasn’t warranted, though it previously ruled that state lawmakers discriminated against voters of color when they first drew new maps in 2011.
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Analysis: Political eyes are not all on the Texas prize you think
The top races are more exciting and will get more attention, but the Texas trophy in the 2020 election will go to the party that wins control of the state’s House of Representatives.
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Census citizenship question ruling sets up legal path for Texans fighting the question
The U.S. Supreme Court threw the inclusion of a citizenship question on the census in doubt, but another legal challenge with Texas ties could bring an end to the controversy.
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Texas Legislature 2019
Analysis: Tinkering with the 2020 elections in the Texas Legislature
The power of incumbency is more than raising money for campaigns and having a well-known political name. Changing the state’s election laws — or even debating issues that resonate strongly with voters — can set the rules and frame the arguments for the next election cycle.
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Demographics
In long-winding case, court considers federal oversight of Texas redistricting
A panel of three judges heard arguments in the high-stakes fight that could return Texas to the days of federal supervision of its political maps.
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Texas Voting Rights
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.
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Texas Elections 2018
We took young Texans’ questions to the candidates. Here’s what they said.
Find out where Texas midterm candidates stand on student debt, DACA, school gun violence and more.
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Texas Voting Rights
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.
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Texas Voting Rights
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.
