Op-Ed: Redistricting bigotry is a tradition deep in the heart of Texas
| August 26, 2025
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Texas redistricting is a GOP power grab and an effort to blunt the political power of Black and brown Texans.
Texas election bill seeks to retain limits on same-day registration changes
| August 26, 2025
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Under legislation pushed by Gov. Greg Abbott, voters could update their address at the polls, but they couldn’t immediately cast a ballot based on the new one.
Al Green fires back at Greg Abbott’s redistricting plan: ‘What is wrong with you?’
| August 18, 2025
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US Rep. Al Green said Gov. Greg Abbott ought to be “ashamed” for trying to redraw the state’s congressional districts and targeting his Houston-area seat.
Opponents of TX redistricting say proposed maps would hurt minorities
| August 18, 2025
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Opponents of proposed redrawn Congressional maps in Texas say the changes will hurt Latino, Black and Asian voters.
WATCH: Texas Senate Democrats blast ‘immoral, racist’ redistricting plan
| August 13, 2025
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After Democrats in the Texas Senate tried—and failed—to stop a vote approving a Republican bill redrawing the state’s congressional maps, state Sen. Borris Miles (D-Houston) delivered a fiery message to voters.
The Senate vote, though, is moot as Democrats blocked the bill in the state House. Gov. Greg Abbott has promised to call another special session to pass the measure.