Texas' official state insect is on its way from Canada to Mexico — and you may be just in time to witness the remarkable ...

Questions continued over what conversations were had between a senior Republican chairing the committee tasked with the redistricting of Texas and the mapmaker, as both continued to deny targeting ...

In “The Conservative Frontier,” Jeff Roche makes the case that the modern Republican Party was born in West Texas. By Paul Begala Paul Begala is a political strategist from Missouri City, Texas. He ...

Many East Texans might not feel the impact of the government shutdown, but federal employees could struggle to make ends meet without pay, officials said. The federal government shut down at 12:01 a.m ...

A panel of federal judges will begin on Wednesday to consider whether Texas can use a redrawn congressional map that boosts Republicans and has launched a widening redistricting battle ahead of the ...

Federal judges in Texas this week will weigh whether the state’s newly drawn congressional map unlawfully dilutes the voting power of racial minorities, bringing to a head a redistricting battle that ...

Happy fall festival season — and traffic — to all who celebrate. The 2025 Austin City Limits Music Festival is mere days away but tourists and residents alike are already revving to welcome Sabrina ...

A federal hearing to determine the legality of new congressional district boundaries designed to net Republicans up to five Texas seats in the House of Representatives begins Wednesday in El Paso. A ...

U.S. Court House, El Paso, Texas. A federal court in El Paso will hear arguments Wednesday in a lawsuit challenging Texas' mid-decade round of congressional redistricting. Civil rights groups are ...

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The anticipated legal battle over Texas' new controversial congressional redistricting map is set to begin in court this week. The GOP-and Trump-backed plan to potentially pick up five new Republican ...

Missouri has joined Texas and California in redrawing its congressional maps, as part of a redistricting push that could lead to Republicans drawing themselves as many as six extra House seats while ...