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Who draws the map matters: The impact of gerrymandering in Texas
Every ten years, state lawmakers are required to re-draw voting maps — but how they do it can have a big impact on who holds power.
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U.S. Supreme Court upholds Texas’ newly redrawn congressional map
The high court had previously allowed the map to be used temporarily, but Monday’s ruling makes that permanent.
U.S. Supreme Court on Monday cleared Texas to use its rare mid-decade congressional map, hading a victory to the Trump administration ahead of midterms.
The US Supreme Court reinstates a Texas voting map favoring Republicans, a move that could reshape House control ahead of the 2026 elections. The Supreme Court of the United States has formally reinstated a controversial Texas congressional voting map, a ...
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How the Voting Rights Act reshaped Texas’ electoral maps by empowering voters, candidates of color
The Supreme Court weakened Section 2, the linchpin of the 1965 civil rights legislation that prohibits diluting the electoral power of voters of color. But the statute’s fingerprints can be seen all over Texas’ maps.
The Supreme Court reversed a lower court's decision that had blocked Texas from using the map. The lower court had found the map to be likely racially discriminatory in viol