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What is gerrymandering? Why is it legal?
Halfway between the 2020 and 2030 census is not the normal time to be talking about redistricting, or gerrymandering, but the ...
Tricked-out trucks and office upgrades: Abbott's Operation Lone Star was a bonanza for Texas cities
Lone Star grants paid for pickups, office furniture, workout rooms and other items with little connection to border security.
While Texas preps for kickoff, Republicans rig the field | Opinion
As the Longhorns gear up to face Ohio State, Republican lawmakers redraw the political map to avoid competition.
August 4, 2025: Texas House moves to allow civil arrest warrants for Democrats who fled state
Texas House Democrats left the state Sunday in a bid to block a partisan redrawing of the state’s congressional map orchestrated by Republicans, with the support of President Donald Trump. Follow for ...
The Justice Department seeks voter and election information from at least 19 states, AP finds
The Justice Department is ramping up an effort to get election data from the states. According to an Associated Press tally, ...
Texas Republicans blocked again from moving forward with their redistricting plan
Dozens of Texas House Democrats fled the state this week to block Republican redistricting efforts, prompting Gov. Greg ...
In rejecting the jobs report, Trump follows his own playbook of discrediting unfavorable data
Trump has a go-to playbook if the numbers reveal uncomfortable realities, and that’s to discredit or conceal the figures and ...
Trump injects a new dose of uncertainty in tariffs as he pushes start date back to Aug. 7
President Donald Trump's order imposing new tariffs on 68 countries and the European Union starting in seven days has injected a new dose of uncertainty in an already uncertain process. Trump ...