Eric Gay
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AP
An approaching primary election was a factor in Thursday’s Supreme Court decision to set aside a lower court’s ruling that had blocked the Republican-backed map from taking effect. A key question moving forward is whether the lines were redrawn based on race or partisan politics.
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NPR was in court for a pivotal hearing arguing that the Trump administration had broken the law with its treatment of public media. -
Texas Republicans claim victory in Supreme Court ruling allowing congressional map to go into effectThe state's top Republicans swiftly praised the Supreme Court's decision to allow Texas to use its controversial congressional map for the 2026 midterms. The map was designed to give Republicans as many as five new seats in the U.S. House. -
The Supreme Court has cleared the way for a Texas congressional map that may help the GOP win five more U.S. House seats in the 2026 midterms. A lower court found the map is likely unconstitutional. -
Texas created a $1.4 billion fund to help pay for projects to guard against destructive flooding. But after learning that so many local communities turned down the money, two lawmakers who approved the program acknowledged it was flawed. -
The wave of legal challenges is in response to the Trump administration’s intensified immigration enforcement and its new policy expanding mandatory detention for undocumented immigrants. -
In a post on Truth Social, Trump said, "Henry, I don't know you, but you can sleep well tonight — your nightmare is finally over!" -
Texas Voters just overwhelmingly approved $20 billion to be spent on improving the state’s water supply, infrastructure and education over the next 20 years. But that funding is just the beginning — and it will only go so far in addressing a crisis that threatens the future of Texas, a state where the powers that be will not acknowledge the effects of climate change. -
San Antonio State Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer is filing for re-election to represent District 116 and won’t be running for Bexar County district attorney. -
Humanity has never seen anything like artificial intelligence. This new transformation technology is already changing the economy, And as Big Tech pushes for Super AI there are many calling for government oversight, regulation and protections for workers and the environment. But Big Tech is also spending big on politics to lobby so that its growth will remain unchecked. -
What can we expect now that Props A and B have passed with voter approval?
