Gerrymandering

Texas is sued again by the Department of Justice – this time for redistricting maps the weaken the voting strength of minority voters. Are these signs that we are living in a backsliding democracy? An international study says the Unites States is slipping away from a democracy and becoming a state concerned with servicing corrupt special interests and not the will of the people.

Most elections, experts warn, could be over during primaries — which means fewer voters will be choosing candidates.

The redistricting plans for the House, Senate and State Board of Education were approved Friday.

A legal battle in the U.S. Supreme Court ended the Texas redistricting scheme of massive multi-member districts to dilute voting strength of Black and Latino communities.

While Texas's booming metros will have more people representing them, that’s not the case in more rural parts of the state.

Last August at a posh Austin hotel conference room the American Legislative Exchange Council held its annual meeting, and one of the topics tackled was…

Lawmakers get to redraw state and federal legislative district boundaries after every 10-year census count. A Texas redistricting committee is holding…

Texas begins redistricting in two years. The process will slice up Texas into political districts. When the districts are redrawn to benefit a particular…

Texas begins redistricting in two years. The process will slice up the state into political districts. When the districts are redrawn to benefit a…

From Texas Standard: 2018 could shape up to be a big year in the fight over partisan and racial gerrymandering. Cases involving redistricting are on the...