Texas Redistricting Archives

Gerrymandering row: Barack Obama backs Newsom’s redistricting plan in California; calls it a ‘smart, measured’ response to Texas

File photo: Former US President Barack Obama (Picture credit: AP) Former US President Barack Obama has thrown his weight behind California Governor Gavin Newsom’s push to redraw House districts, calling the plan a “responsible” way to counter Republican efforts in Texas.Speaking at a Martha’s Vineyard fundraiser on Tuesday, Obama said he admired Newsom’s decision to […]

Redistricting row: Texas Republicans approve Donald Trump-backed redrawn maps in House; Democrats vow legal fight

Texas Speaker of the House Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, oversees a debate over a redrawn US congressional map in Texas during a special session, in Austin, Texas. (Pictur ecredit: AP) The Texas House passed a controversial mid-decade redistricting plan on Wednesday that could hand Republicans five additional seats in the US House of Representatives, triggering a […]

Trump admin under fire: Over 300 protests sweep 44 states; Texas Democrats outraged over Republicans’ push to redraw maps

Representative Image (AI-generated) Pro-democracy activists and labor organizations held hundreds of rallies across the United States on Saturday to oppose the Trump administration’s support for Texas to redraw its congressional map in favor of Republicans.Former Congressman Beto O’Rourke spoke at one such event in Texas, where dozens of Democratic lawmakers had left the state to […]