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A GOP power grab shatters 30 years of political progress for Black voters in Galveston County

Republicans dismantled the only Galveston County commissioners precinct in which voters of color held political clout. It’s a major blow for Black and Hispanic voters who had been building political momentum.

District 2 councilman wants his half of ‘Brack’ back in redistricting plan

Brackenridge Park is currently split between District 1 and District 2 along East Mulberry Avenue, but the proposed map would place it entirely within District 1 by removing the only two precincts in the district that are fully to the west of Broadway Avenue.

Analysis: Gerrymandering has left Texas voters with few options

Texans who don’t vote in primaries and primary runoffs are missing a chance to choose who goes to Congress and the Texas Legislature. Thanks to the political maps drawn by lawmakers last year, only a handful of those contests will be competitive in November.

City Council to review draft of new council district map Wednesday

An advisory committee made up of council appointees has created the first draft of a new council district map, based on the 2020 U.S. Census numbers. Under the proposal, nine out of 10 districts would have their boundaries shifted.

Here’s your ballot for the May 24 Texas primary runoff election

See the full list of candidates in the Democratic and Republican primary runoffs, and find out who’s on your ballot based on where you live.

“Unwinnable race”: State Sen. Beverly Powell of Burleson ends reelection bid, citing redrawn political map

Powell, a Democrat, had won Senate District 10 by winning over a coalition of diverse voters in Tarrant County. The GOP redrew the district to branch out to counties to the south and west that made it more rural and more white.

Texas is quietly using redistricting lawsuits to launch a broader war against federal voting rights law

As Texas defends against accusations that its new political maps are discriminatory, it’s laying the groundwork to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to throw out longstanding Voting Rights Act protections.

Nearly 18% of registered Texas voters cast 2022 primary ballots

Texas has a history of a dismal turnout rate in primary elections. This year’s turnout was higher than the last six midterm primaries. Still, less than 1 in 5 registered voters participated.

How redistricting changed political districts in San Antonio area

See the changes made to congressional, Texas House and Texas Senate districts in the San Antonio area.

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Federal judges won’t halt Texas primary in state Senate district being challenged for alleged discrimination

The redrawn state Senate District 10 splits Black and Hispanic voters in Tarrant County. A full trial on whether GOP lawmakers intentionally discriminated against voters of color is expected later this year.

Texas violated voting rights law during redistricting, retiring state GOP senator says in sworn court statement

A three-judge federal panel is hearing arguments in a lawsuit claiming that Texas Republicans violated the Voting Rights Act when they redrew state Senate District 10 in Tarrant County to lessen Black and Hispanic voting power.

Analysis: Running a Texas election while voters are distracted — by politics

With less than five weeks left in the primary election season, there is no shortage of political issues to debate. But most of the political conversation isn’t about the election.

Frontrunners for Texas’ new congressional seats look to send message with decisive primary wins

U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Austin, is the favorite to return to Congress via Texas’ 37th District, while Republican Wesley Hunt is the leading contender in the 38th District.

Analysis: A Texas election in the shade of government’s third branch

Challenges to new Texas laws on voting, political districts and abortion are all pending in court, as is the state’s challenge to federal vaccine mandates. But until the courts rule, those laws remain in place — and they provide political fodder for the incumbents who support them.

New Braunfels City Council gives initial thumbs up to new district map; Second reading set for Monday

New Braunfels City Council members on Wednesday gave initial approval to a map reconfiguring the six single-member districts for city council representation in response to data from the 2020 Census

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Here’s your Texas 2022 March primary ballot

The Texas 2022 primary will take place March 1. See the full list of candidates statewide and find out who's on your ballot based on where you live.

New Braunfels redistricting maps on agenda for public hearing and discussion

The city of New Braunfels will continue its redistricting process this week to reconfigure the six single-member districts for city council representation, with council members reviewing draft maps and population-demographic

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Top stories from our data visuals team in 2021

In 2021, the Tribune’s data visuals team helped tell the biggest stories affecting Texans. Here’s a roundup of our most impactful work.

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Opportunity was snatched away from Dallas County Latino communities when Texas Republicans redrew congressional maps

Dallas-area Latinos hoped their growing numbers would finally translate into political clout this year through the creation of a new congressional district anchored by their communities. Instead, their neighborhoods were splintered between numerous white-majority districts.

Analysis: Texas’ population has changed much faster than its political maps

Texas’ population has grown 40% this century, and 91% of the new Texans are people of color. Federal judges now have to decide whether those monumental changes are reflected in the state’s political maps.

U.S. Department of Justice sues Texas over new political maps

Texas lawmakers illegally discriminated against voters of color by drawing new political districts that give white voters more political power despite rapid growth of Hispanic and Black populations, the department claims in its lawsuit.

Analysis: The Texas-Mexico frontier still tops the news — and state politics

For Texas voters, fear of an insecure border consistently overshadows other issues — electric grid failures, handgun regulation, abortion access — even when those things top the news.

Congressional gerrymandering by Texas Republicans cut out the heart of Houston’s Asian community

Asian and Pacific Islander populations surged in Texas over the past decade, but their political power is weakened under new congressional maps. A northwest Houston neighborhood offers a case study in how that was done.

State Rep. Alex Dominguez will run to replace retiring state Sen. Eddie Lucio Jr. in high-stakes Democratic primary

Lucio is retiring from the Rio Grande Valley seat, and Dominguez wants to continue his legacy of focusing on education in the region. But he suggested he would take a different approach to at least a couple issues, including abortion.

State Rep. Ryan Guillen switches to GOP in latest blow to South Texas Democrats

The Rio Grande City lawmaker was the least liberal Democrat in the Texas House this year, according to a political scientist’s rankings of lawmakers.

4 takeaways from KSAT’s redistricting town hall

Here are the key takeaways from Tuesday’s town hall, “Out of Bounds: Repercussions from Redistricting.”

Bexar County commissioner fears new precinct boundaries could bring new opponent

A seemingly routine county redistricting process turned contentious as Precinct 4 Commissioner Tommy Calvert accused Precinct 1 Commissioner Rebeca Clay-Flores of possibly putting a political opponent into his district. Calvert is up for re-election in the March 2022 primary.

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Analysis: Early signs point to another Republican-dominated election cycle in Texas

Republican incumbents enter their reelection campaigns well ahead of their Republican challengers and with most voters unacquainted with the Democratic challengers in the field, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll.

Tonight at 7 p.m.: Join KSAT anchors for live town hall on redistricting with local experts

On Tuesday, November 9th at 7 p.m., Steve Spriester and Stephania Jimenez will host a livestream to take a closer look at the process of redistricting and how it affects Bexar County

How redistricting changed political districts in San Antonio area

See the changes made to congressional, Texas House and Texas Senate districts in the San Antonio area.

Texas’ new House map challenged in state court, expanding redistricting fight

The Mexican American Legislative Caucus is arguing that the new state House map violates the Texas Constitution. The lawsuit follows two legal challenges to the state’s new maps previously filed in federal court.

Analysis: Texas legislators aren’t ready to take self-interest out of redistricting

In Texas, the Legislature draws political maps — with results that predictably favor the party in power. Do independent commissions do any better?

Democratic state Reps. Claudia Ordaz Perez and Art Fierro will vie for the same El Paso House seat due to redistricting

Ordaz Perez announced she will challenge Fierro after new political maps forced her to run against another incumbent if she wanted to seek a new term. Democrats have criticized the GOP-drawn House map for diluting the El Paso area's representation.

Analysis: With grades like these for political maps, Texas won’t be making the honor roll

The new political maps drawn by Texas Republicans have run into some criticism from academics studying gerrymandering. That puts the Texans in the same boat with Illinois Democrats.

Analysis: Maps bolster Republicans in the Texas Senate, especially the top one

The new political maps drawn by the Texas Senate don't just favor Republicans; that much was expected from a Republican majority. The maps help Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick pick which Republicans he wants in the Senate.

Analysis: Are lawmakers trying to make Texans more confident in elections, or less?

After conservative complaints about the national results in the 2020 election, Texas Republicans have tried to anticipate everything that might play against them in 2022, right down to who’ll be at the helm.

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Texas’ new political maps create safer districts for incumbents — and put an end to some challengers’ runs

The redistricting process in the GOP-dominated Legislature made many political districts less competitive, which some experts believe might hurt civic engagement.

Texas has new political maps. See which districts your home is in.

Texas lawmakers have redrawn political maps for the state’s congressional, House, Senate and Board of Education districts. Search your address to see how the new districts will affect your community.

In fast-growing Central Texas, redistricting sparks political reshuffling in upcoming statehouse and congressional races

The fast-growing region likely will see a considerable number of new state and federal lawmakers after the 2022 election. And in many cases, they will be representing districts whose boundaries have significantly shifted.

TribCast: Is the Texas Legislature finished for 2021?

On this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with Alexa, James and Patrick about the end of the Texas Legislature’s third special session and whether there will be a fourth.

Analysis: Texas legislators set the table for the 2022 elections

The controversial issues you’ve heard Texas lawmakers debate for most of the year aren’t going away; many of them will be argued all over again during the 2022 elections.

Republicans say Texas’ new political maps are “race blind.” To some voters of color, that translates as political invisibility.

With partisan fervor, Republicans drew new maps for Congress and the Legislature that dilute the power of voters of color. Now the lawsuits begin, as groups that feel marginalized battle for representation in the halls of power.

Five takeaways from Texas’ third special legislative session

Gov. Greg Abbott’s office says there’s no plan for a fourth special session at this time. If this was the final special session of the year, what did we learn from it?

Latino rights groups sue Gov. Abbott over new redistricting maps

Gov. Greg Abbott and Texas Secretary of State Jose A. Esparza are being sued over new redistricting lines drawn up by the state Legislature.

First lawsuit filed challenging new Texas political maps as intentionally discriminatory

Before they’re even signed into law, the state’s new maps for congressional and statehouse districts have been challenged in federal court by the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund.

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Longtime U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett will run in the Austin area's new congressional district

The Austin Democrat, who has served in Congress since 1995, currently represents the 35th District, which stretches down to San Antonio. He will run in the newly created 37th District located in Travis County.

Analysis: An election slogan you won’t hear in Texas in 2022

“Turn Texas Blue” was the Democratic rally cry in the 2020 elections. It didn’t happen, and with the maps the Texas Legislature is drawing, it’s not in the cards for 2022, either.

Lawmakers send to Gov. Greg Abbott new political maps that would further solidify the GOP’s grip on the Texas Legislature

The redistricting plans for the House, Senate and State Board of Education were approved Friday.

Texas Republicans pave way for new battleground state House district in Rio Grande Valley over local lawmakers’ objections

The likely new district comes as Texas Republicans continue to try to make new inroads in South Texas after the 2020 election.

With surgical precision, Republicans draw two congressional districts that dilute power of Hispanic and Asian voters

The GOP is losing its hold on suburbs of Dallas and Fort Worth as they grow more diverse. Two new districts show how far the party is reaching to entrench rural, white electoral power.

Texas House passes proposed new map for chamber’s 150 districts, aiming to protect Republicans’ majority for the next decade

Members considered more than 50 amendments to the proposed map during debate that began Tuesday and ended early Wednesday. Some of the biggest changes focused on Dallas and Harris counties.

How a doughnut-shaped district breaks up voters of color near Fort Hood and helps House Republicans

The doughnut district would be in Bell County, a traditionally red area that has trended blue in recent years as the diverse community around the nation’s biggest military installation grows.

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