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A decade of Supreme Court rulings have given states increasingly unfettered power in redistricting
For now, the Voting Rights Act imposes some restraints on how congressional districts can be drawn. But the Supreme Court has ...
August 5, 2025: Abbott asks Texas Supreme Court to remove key Democrat from office in showdown over redistricting
Gov. Greg Abbott asked the Texas Supreme Court this evening to declare vacant the seat of a key Democratic lawmaker, Rep.
What Supreme Court Justices Said About Gerrymandering
The Texas showdown has revived gerrymandering fears as the Supreme Court's 2019 Rucho ruling left redistricting power ...
As Texas pushes redistricting plan to add 5 GOP House seats before 2026 elections, other states may follow
California may follow Texas' lead and redraw congressional districts for partisan advantage ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
Why Texas could face greater legal hurdles than California in redistricting fight
The Supreme Court has ruled that judges are powerless to review partisan gerrymandering. But courts can still enforce the ...
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Paxton launches investigation into Beto O’Rourke’s political group for funding Democrats who left state
The attorney general accused the organization of running a financial influence scheme that convinced Texas Democrats to leave ...
Politicians flee state in Texas gerrymandering fight. Could it happen in Arizona?
Texas lawmakers' drawing new congressional boundaries to advantage Republicans has ignited a national scrum over ...
If the Supreme Court hadn’t failed NC, there wouldn’t be this voting mess in Texas | Opinion
The disappointment had a bitter epilogue. A Democratic majority on the state Supreme Court found in February of 2022 that ...