A day after residents exposed deplorable living conditions at a Houston apartment complex, federal and local elected officials saw the problem firsthand.

The map overhaul leaves the Houston area with one fewer Democratic district while strengthening Republican strongholds and adding one new red-leaning seat.

A newly released redistricting proposal, unveiled Wednesday, would remake four Democratic congressional districts in the Houston area. If enacted, the changes could help President Donald Trump and ...

With President Donald Trump looking to preserve Republicans’ majority in the U.S. House, Texas Republicans are betting they ...

Democrats have struggled to find effective ways to oppose President Donald Trump, and even some Democratic voters describe ...

The Department of Justice said four districts unconstitutionally combined Black and Hispanic voters, a charge the state ...

U.S. Rep. Al Green refers to comments made by U.S. Rep. Diana Harshbarge as he waves his walking cane during a press conference in Houston, Tuesday, April 22, 2025.

Texas lawmakers discuss effort to redraw congressional maps as protesters voiced opposition at a state Capitol hearing.

House Democrats in red states across the country are at risk as the redistricting arms race heats up. Texas Republicans’ ...

The upper chamber also advanced bills that would replace the STAAR with three shorter exams, make it a crime to provide abortion-inducing medication and limit the public disclosure of police personnel ...

Texas Democrats on Thursday moved closer to ending a nearly two-week walkout that has blocked the GOP’s redrawing of U.S. House maps before the 2026 election and put them under escalating threats by ...

So Democrats high-tailed it out of town. Some went to Chicago or Boston. Others to Albany, N.Y. They are giving press ...