redistricting

The order is the latest victory for civil rights groups claiming discrimination and intimidation leading up to the 2022 midterms, but history indicates the case is unlikely to be resolved before voters head to the polls.

After eight months of committee meetings, San Antonio has new boundaries for its city council districts. The San Antonio City Council gave final approval on Thursday in a 10-0 vote.

The boundaries of San Antonio’s city council districts are changing after months of discussion to better align them to an ideal population size. A committee of 23 people appointed by the city council gave the greenlight to a final map over the weekend.

A redistricting committee has voted to leave Brackenridge Park solely in City Council District 1 after much debate on Tuesday.

The lines for San Antonio’s 10 city council districts have been redrawn, at least in a proposal, to have as close to an equal distribution of residents as possible.

Texas State Representative Trey Martinez Fischer has filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court challenging the newly drawn district lines for Congressional District 35.

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.

The Justice Department is suing Texas over its redistricting plans, saying the state is disadvantaging the Latino and Black voters responsible for most growth in the population over the last decade.

Bexar County Commissioners on Tuesday approved a redistricting plan based on the 2020 U.S. Census.

The lawsuit was filed in federal court in Austin by Voto Latino, with the support of a group affiliated with former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder.