/tags/congressional-redistricting Congressional Redistricting en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Mon, 23 Apr 2018 17:36:31 GMT /texas/2018-04-23/u-s-supreme-court-set-to-hear-texas-redistricting-case From Texas Standard.On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in a long-running Texas redistricting case. The dispute goes back to 2011,� Mon, 23 Apr 2018 17:36:31 GMT /texas/2018-04-23/u-s-supreme-court-set-to-hear-texas-redistricting-case Laura Rice /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/2017-08-16/gop-preserves-house-seats-by-focusing-on-minorities-court-finds From Texas Standard:In a much-anticipated ruling, a panel of three federal judges in San Antonio has invalidated two of the state's 36 congressional� Wed, 16 Aug 2017 19:24:57 GMT /texas/2017-08-16/gop-preserves-house-seats-by-focusing-on-minorities-court-finds Michael Marks /texas/2017-07-19/could-texas-democrats-thwart-the-special-session-by-breaking-quorum-and-skipping-town From Texas Standard:"Thanks, Democrats, for showing up for Tuesday’s opening day of the oh-so-special legislative session, but it looks like you’ll be� Wed, 19 Jul 2017 19:17:09 GMT /texas/2017-07-19/could-texas-democrats-thwart-the-special-session-by-breaking-quorum-and-skipping-town Jill Ament /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 /politics/2017-07-10/our-neighborhood-doesnt-fit-in-this-district-court-to-hear-texas-gerrymandering-case Mandy Blott, a psychologist living in East Austin, says she has always been somewhat plugged into politics. Her activism has ebbed and flowed through the� Mon, 10 Jul 2017 12:29:29 GMT /politics/2017-07-10/our-neighborhood-doesnt-fit-in-this-district-court-to-hear-texas-gerrymandering-case Ashley Lopez /texas/2017-06-20/supreme-courts-partisan-gerrymandering-case-could-have-texas-implications 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� Tue, 20 Jun 2017 17:55:39 GMT /texas/2017-06-20/supreme-courts-partisan-gerrymandering-case-could-have-texas-implications Jill Ament /news/2017-05-22/supreme-courts-ruling-on-north-carolina-redistricting-strikes-down-a-texas-line-of-defense A U.S. Supreme Court ruling Monday in a North Carolina gerrymandering case could have major implications for the drawing of political maps nationwide —� Mon, 22 May 2017 23:18:21 GMT /news/2017-05-22/supreme-courts-ruling-on-north-carolina-redistricting-strikes-down-a-texas-line-of-defense Jim Malewitz, Texas Tribune /texas/2017-05-01/federal-court-sets-july-trial-date-in-texas-redistricting-case With the 2018 election cycle looming, a federal judge panel has set July 10 as the start date for a trial over the state’s House and congressional� Tue, 02 May 2017 01:09:42 GMT /texas/2017-05-01/federal-court-sets-july-trial-date-in-texas-redistricting-case Alexa Ura /politics/2017-04-27/texas-may-have-to-go-hat-in-hand-to-the-feds-again-to-change-voting-rules Several weeks ago, a federal court ruled Texas lawmakers intentionally diluted the voting power of minorities when it drew up congressional districts in� Thu, 27 Apr 2017 13:36:10 GMT /politics/2017-04-27/texas-may-have-to-go-hat-in-hand-to-the-feds-again-to-change-voting-rules Ashley Lopez