17 statewide propositions will appear on the November ballot. Here’s what Texas voters need to know.
| September 22, 2025
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By María Méndez, The Texas Tribune “17 statewide propositions will appear on the November ballot. Here’s what Texas voters need to know.” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. Sign up for The […]
New redistricting maps won’t impact US House special election in Houston
| September 11, 2025
Voters in Houston's 18th Congressional District head to the polls in November to pick a replacement for US Rep. Sylvester Turner, who died in March.
Op-Ed: Central Texas deserves better than Rep. John Carter
| September 4, 2025
Congress | election | lawmakers | national politics | OPINION | politics | redistricting | STATE | TEXAS | VOTING IN TEXAS
Our communities have changed. They’ve grown. They’re focused on the future. We deserve a representative who’s ready to grow with us.
Op-Ed: Redistricting bigotry is a tradition deep in the heart of Texas
| August 26, 2025
abbott | Gerrymandering | greg abbott | OPINION | redistricting | state legislature | TEXAS | TEXAS HISTORY | TEXAS LEGISLATURE
Texas redistricting is a GOP power grab and an effort to blunt the political power of Black and brown Texans.
OPINION: Texas voters should decide who gets elected to Congress, not anti-democratic state laws
| August 14, 2025
Its slash-and-burn cuts to Medicaid, senseless restrictions on food assistance programs, and permanent tax breaks for the wealthy are, surprisingly, not the only source of my anger. As a 40-year resident of Houston, I’m more enraged that our district’s needs and demands were cut from the conversation.
A power grab in plain sight: Inside Texas Republicans’ mid-decade redistricting push
| July 30, 2025
Gerrymandering | redistricting | Republicans | TEXAS | TEXAS HOUSE | TEXAS POLITICS | voting | VOTING IN TEXAS
Texas Republicans are backing a mid-decade redistricting campaign to secure GOP control of Congress, a move that Democrats and civil rights activists call a partisan power grab driven by Donald Trump.