On Dec. 18, 2025, the commission made a decision to move forward with recommending new maps. The commission’s chair, ...
The pending Supreme Court decision threatens to gut section 2 of the Voting Rights Act and minority representation nationwide ...
Redistricting battles heat up as Republicans and Democrats fight over congressional maps ahead of 2026 midterms in key states ...
History suggests that midcycle gerrymanders lead to greater division and polarization, and more volatility in the Congress.
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The 5 biggest Texas news stories in 2025

Texas was no stranger to news — from a contentious legislative cycle, to ongoing immigration control efforts, to natural ...
A map unanimously approved by Ohio’s bipartisan Redistricting Commission on Oct. 31 put her 9th congressional district into ...
The redistricting fight sparked by Texas’s efforts to redraw its congressional map earlier this year spread like wildfire ...
Trump’s immigration raids may be hurting the broader Texas economy, according to the Dallas Federal Reserve. The raids have ...
Explore the key events in 2025 Southwest politics, from wildfires to immigration raids and congressional redistricting.
There were high-profile deaths this year in the Southwest. Among them was the Sept. 10 assassination of conservative leader ...
California lawmakers only spent just a few minutes discussing in public the hundreds of bills they introduced. But these 10 ...
Nine members of Congress from Texas are stepping down, signaling a loss of seniority and influence for the state in ...