Texas Faces NAACP Lawsuit Over Alleged Racial Gerrymandering in New Congressional Maps

Texas Faces NAACP Lawsuit Over Alleged Racial Gerrymandering in New Congressional Maps

Raeylee Barefield
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August 27, 2025
The NAACP, joined by the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, has filed a federal lawsuit against Texas over...
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Speaker Burrows Praises Passage of House Bill 4, GOP-Drawn Maps

Speaker Burrows Praises Passage of House Bill 4, GOP-Drawn Maps

Raeylee Barefield
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August 21, 2025
The Texas House of Representatives passed House Bill 4, a congressional redistricting measure introduced during a special session called by...
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Thousands Protest Republican-Backed Redistricting Plan at Texas Capitol

Thousands Protest Republican-Backed Redistricting Plan at Texas Capitol

Raeylee Barefield
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August 18, 2025
More than 5,000 people gathered at the Texas Capitol to protest a Republican-led redistricting effort backed by President Trump (R)...
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Abbott Calls Second Special Session, Democrats Still Out of State

Abbott Calls Second Special Session, Democrats Still Out of State

Raeylee Barefield
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August 15, 2025
Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R) today issued a proclamation launching a Second Special Session, which convened at, with a focus...
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Texas and California Trade Threats Over Congressional Maps

Texas and California Trade Threats Over Congressional Maps

Raeylee Barefield
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August 12, 2025
Governor Greg Abbott (R) has stated that Texas could eliminate as many as 10 Democratic congressional districts if blue states...
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Texas GOP Pressures Democrats to Return as Flood Relief, Redistricting Stall

Texas GOP Pressures Democrats to Return as Flood Relief, Redistricting Stall

Raeylee Barefield
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August 12, 2025
Texas Republicans intensified efforts to compel Democratic lawmakers back to the Capitol, as a Trump-supported redistricting plan remains stalled for...
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Abbott Says Fight Over Redistricting “Could Literally Last Years” as Democrats Remain Out of State

Abbott Says Fight Over Redistricting “Could Literally Last Years” as Democrats Remain Out of State

Raeylee Barefield
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August 11, 2025
Governor Greg Abbott (R) defended his decision to pursue the arrest of Democratic lawmakers who fled the state to block...
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Texas Democrats Flee State to Block GOP Redistricting Plan

Texas Democrats Flee State to Block GOP Redistricting Plan

Raeylee Barefield
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August 4, 2025
Dozens of Texas Democratic lawmakers have fled the state to block a Republican-led redistricting proposal that could shift five congressional...
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Texas Democrats Seek Support from Blue States as Redistricting Battle Escalates

Texas Democrats Seek Support from Blue States as Redistricting Battle Escalates

Raeylee Barefield
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July 28, 2025
Texas Democrats traveled to California and Illinois to meet with Democratic governors Gavin Newsom and JB Pritzker, as tensions mount...
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Democratic Candidate Isaiah Martin Dragged Out of Redistricting Hearing After Outburst

Democratic Candidate Isaiah Martin Dragged Out of Redistricting Hearing After Outburst

Raeylee Barefield
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July 28, 2025
A tense redistricting hearing at the Texas Capitol erupted into chaos when Democratic congressional candidate Isaiah Martin was forcibly removed...
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