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Over the weekend, Texas politicos went crazy over a map after they got the first glimpse at what our newly chopped-and-screwed congressional districts could look like. But while the map isn't pretty, ...

More than a million people in Harris County would have a different congressional representatives and the career of the longest-serving member of Congress in the region could be over, under proposed ...

Texas GOP lawmakers released their first draft of the state’s new congressional map Wednesday, proposing revamped district lines that attempt to flip five Democratic seats in next year’s midterm ...

The Brief keeps Texas voters and political observers up to speed on the most essential coverage of their elected officials, the policies that shape their daily lives and the future of our great state.

This story was cross-posted from the Texas Observer, an investigative news organization that covers Texas communities whose stories are often ignored. After two weeks spent outside state lines—marked ...

File photo: Student Center South at the University of Houston. Texas state representatives will convene at the University of Houston Saturday to hear public comments on plans to redraw congressional ...

Texas Republicans released a proposed new congressional map Wednesday that would give the GOP a path to pick up five seats in next year’s midterm elections. The proposal, which follows President ...

The Texas House’s redistricting committee visited Houston to hear out local residents’ concerns on the state Legislature’s plans to consider redrawing nearly a handful of congressional districts in ...

The map’s passage was a major victory in President Trump’s push to get Republican state leaders to help his party keep control of the U.S. House. By J. David Goodman Reporting from Houston The Texas ...

The move dealt a blow to efforts by Texas Republicans and President Trump to flip Democratic seats in the state. Texas quickly filed a notice of appeal to the Supreme Court. By Nick Corasaniti and J.

Texas Sen. Carol Alvarado, D-Houston, right, huddles with other democrat senators and staff members to fight against a bill on a redrawn U.S. congressional map during a special session in the Senate ...