Texas sued as GOP closes in on passing redrawn US House maps

Exploding Latino Population Excluded From Texas GOP’s New Congressional Maps, Suit Says

People of color made up the vast majority of Texas’ decade-long growth...

Texas lawmakers pass new congressional maps bolstering GOP

AUSTIN — Texas Republicans approved redrawn U.S. House maps that favor incumbents and decrease political representation for growing minority communities, even as Latinos drive much of the growth in the

First lawsuit filed challenging new Texas political maps as intentionally discriminatory

Before they’re even signed into law, the state’s new maps for congressional and statehouse districts have been challenged in federal court by the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund.

Texas almost finished with House map, and is already being sued

Republicans in the Texas legislature have approved the new congressional map for the state — and were immediately met with a lawsuit alleging they maximized their power at the expense of Latinos and other minority groups. The Lone Star state’s redrawn House map adds two new seats — one near Austin, another near Houston — and could result in Republican gains. The League of United Latin American Citizens filed a federal lawsuit immediately after t…

Texas lawmakers pass new congressional maps bolstering GOP

Texas Republicans have approved redrawn U.S. House maps that favor incumbents and could decrease political representation for growing minority communities in the nation’s largest red state.

Texas lawmakers pass new congressional maps bolstering GOP

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Republicans approved redrawn U.S. House maps that favor incumbents and decrease political representation for growing minority communities, even as Latinos drive much of t…