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Supreme Court's Partisan Gerrymandering Case Could Have Texas Implications

By • Jun 20, 2017

From Texas Standard:

For the first time in more than a decade, the Supreme Court will take up a case questioning a common practice U.S. lawmakers use to draw political maps: gerrymandering.

New Texas Redistricting Maps Will Likely Be Drawn This Summer

By • Apr 27, 2017
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By the end of this summer Texas could have new voting maps for Congressional and State House districts.
 

For The Second Time, Judge Rules Texas Voter ID Law Intentionally Discriminates

By • Apr 12, 2017

From Texas Standard:

A federal judge has ruled for the second time that a Texas law has intentionally discriminated against minority voters.

Federal Court Rules Three Texas Congressional Districts Illegally Drawn

By • Mar 11, 2017

A panel of federal judges ruled on Friday that three of Texas' congressional districts are illegal, violating the Constitution and the Voting Rights Act. The panel found that Republicans had used race as a motivating factor in redistricting.

Judges Xavier Rodriguez and Orlando Garcia wrote the court's decision, which comes after a protracted and complex legal battle that began when the new districts were drawn in 2011, following the last census.

How Did Texas End Up With Such Screwy Political Districts?

By & KERA • Oct 26, 2016
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This year, all 36 of Texas’ congressional representatives are up for re-election, but only one of those races is considered by most observers to actually be competitive. When it comes to state house and senate races, the vast majority of those aren’t terribly competitive either. That’s due, in large part, to a lot of the districts in the state are drawn with an overwhelming majority of one party or another.

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