(The Texas Tribune) - 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 ...

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A federal court Tuesday struck down the new Republican congressional map of Texas that aimed to flip up to five Democratic seats, ruling that the new districts amount to illegal racial gerrymandering ...

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A Texas House panel on Saturday advanced a draft congressional map aimed at adding five new Republican districts next year over protests from Democrats that the proposal would suppress the votes of ...

Last week, the Department of Justice informed state leaders about some “serious concerns” regarding the legality of Texas’ congressional map, which was last redrawn in 2021. The department flagged ...

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 ...