/tags/congressional-districts Congressional Districts en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Thu, 05 Aug 2021 20:42:29 GMT /politics/2021-08-05/after-months-of-delay-the-census-data-for-new-voting-maps-is-coming-out-aug-12 For months, COVID-19 and interference by Trump officials delayed the release of new census demographic data used to redraw voting districts, forcing some state and local elections to be pushed back. Thu, 05 Aug 2021 20:42:29 GMT /politics/2021-08-05/after-months-of-delay-the-census-data-for-new-voting-maps-is-coming-out-aug-12 Hansi Lo Wang /texas/2019-10-04/the-rncs-political-mailer-looks-a-lot-like-a-census-form-and-its-totally-legal From Texas Standard:Next year, U.S. residents will be asked to fill out the 2020 Census. A misleading political document being mailed out now could� Fri, 04 Oct 2019 19:00:24 GMT /texas/2019-10-04/the-rncs-political-mailer-looks-a-lot-like-a-census-form-and-its-totally-legal Michael Marks /texas/2018-09-03/no-longer-the-start-of-election-season-labor-day-now-marks-the-sprint-to-the-finish From Texas Standard:Labor Day once marked the traditional start of election season. That's hard to believe now with 24-hour news cycles, and more and more� Mon, 03 Sep 2018 17:45:19 GMT /texas/2018-09-03/no-longer-the-start-of-election-season-labor-day-now-marks-the-sprint-to-the-finish Rhonda Fanning /politics/2018-01-12/u-s-supreme-court-will-hear-texas-redistricting-cases The U.S. Supreme Court announced today that it will hear both of Texas� redistricting appeals. The state’s congressional and statehouse maps were struck� Fri, 12 Jan 2018 19:57:23 GMT /politics/2018-01-12/u-s-supreme-court-will-hear-texas-redistricting-cases Ashley Lopez /texas/2017-09-28/roy-moores-senate-primary-win-could-put-a-target-on-texas-congressman-kevin-brady From Texas Standard:All eyes were on Alabama, Tuesday, as incumbent Luther Strange and conservative firebrand Roy Moore faced off in the state’s� Thu, 28 Sep 2017 20:42:09 GMT /texas/2017-09-28/roy-moores-senate-primary-win-could-put-a-target-on-texas-congressman-kevin-brady Michael Marks /texas/2017-08-28/u-s-supreme-court-temporarily-blocks-ruling-against-texas-congressional-map The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday put on hold a lower court ruling that invalidated two of Texas' 36 congressional districts.In an order signed by Justice� Mon, 28 Aug 2017 22:24:40 GMT /texas/2017-08-28/u-s-supreme-court-temporarily-blocks-ruling-against-texas-congressional-map Alexa Ura, Jim Malewitz, Texas Tribune /politics/2017-08-25/congressional-line-dance-keeps-austin-voters-on-their-toes In the past two decades, congressional maps in Texas have changed six times. Those changes have often been felt here in Austin.“Well, our congressman went� Fri, 25 Aug 2017 10:01:00 GMT /politics/2017-08-25/congressional-line-dance-keeps-austin-voters-on-their-toes Ashley Lopez /texas/2017-08-18/with-supreme-court-appeal-texas-wants-to-keep-congressional-map-intact If Gov. Greg Abbott calls a second special legislative session this summer, it won’t be for redistricting.Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton revealed� Fri, 18 Aug 2017 20:56:16 GMT /texas/2017-08-18/with-supreme-court-appeal-texas-wants-to-keep-congressional-map-intact Jim Malewitz, Texas Tribune /politics/2017-08-16/abbott-says-hell-appeal-redistricting-ruling-heres-what-that-could-mean-for-the-2018-election Gov. Greg Abbott told a radio program Wednesday he plans to appeal to the Supreme Court a federal ruling that could force state lawmakers to redraw two� Thu, 17 Aug 2017 00:05:10 GMT /politics/2017-08-16/abbott-says-hell-appeal-redistricting-ruling-heres-what-that-could-mean-for-the-2018-election Ashley Lopez /texas/2017-07-16/at-tail-end-of-texas-redistricting-trial-judges-skeptical-of-states-defense SAN ANTONIO � The state of Texas faced a healthy dose of judicial skepticism on Saturday as its lawyers laid out final arguments in a trial over whether� Sun, 16 Jul 2017 16:58:54 GMT /texas/2017-07-16/at-tail-end-of-texas-redistricting-trial-judges-skeptical-of-states-defense Jim Malewitz, Texas Tribune