I represent the people of El Paso, Texas in the state legislature, a west Texas district that is a 14-hour drive away from the Louisiana border. Yet, data from the Texas Legislative Council indicates ...

Republican Congressional Rep. Beth Van Duyne, left, Democrat Congressional Rep. Julie Johnson, center, and Republican Congressional Rep. Brandon Gill discussed redistricting at a recent Dallas ...

U.S. Rep. Marc Veasey announces he will not seek re-election for his congressional seat in Texas, impacting Black ...

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Make no mistake, the new map of Texas congressional districts is intended to place bricks in a red wall designed to withstand a blue voter wave.

Texas Republican state lawmakers continue to push a plan to redraw the state's congressional map – with the aim of picking up five seats for the GOP as sought by President Donald Trump – even as ...

Texas Republicans are redrawing congressional district maps, potentially giving the party an advantage in upcoming elections. This redistricting effort has sparked backlash from Democrats, including ...

On Wednesday, the legal fight over the newly approved congressional maps in Texas will shift from the Capitol to a federal courtroom in El Paso. That's when federal judges will consider a lawsuit by a ...

The Texas Legislature redrew the state's congressional districts after a bitter, partisan battle. Republicans undertook the rare, mid-decade redistricting in hopes of picking up five additional ...

Following this year's redistricting effort by the Texas Legislature, a federal court ruling in El Paso tossing those maps, and then the U.S. Supreme Court pausing the lower court's ruling late last ...