The legal fight over the shape of Texas political representation for the next decade won’t be decided until next year after a federal panel agreed Tuesday to delay a trial over new political maps.

AUSTIN — The court fights are underway over Texas’ new political maps, which secure the GOP’s grip on power for the next decade but blunt the voting strength of nonwhite voters who fueled ...

The courts could also deliver a dramatic twist to the 2022 election by striking down all or part of Texas’ new political maps. Such a ruling could push back the primary and reopen the filing ...

Here are a dozen of my columns from 2021: highlights on the winter storm, redistricting, the state’s finances and on issues that could figure into this next round of elections.

Check out the new Texas political maps here. Redistricting is causing political upheaval across Texas, but nowhere has it been more intense than in Central Texas.

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.

Republicans already have a commanding majority in the Texas congressional delegation. Now President Trump is demanding even ...

Politics Federal court hears first challenge to Texas’ redrawn political maps The lawsuit alleges a GOP-drawn map of Texas Senate districts dilutes the voting power of minorities in North Texas.

Politics Political Retirements Will Paint Texas a Fresh Coat of Red in 2022 The state’s newly redrawn political maps set off an exodus among Democrats and moderate Republicans.

Texas 2022 Elections South Texas was already a political battleground. New maps could alter game plans.

The legal fight over the shape of Texas political representation for the next decade won’t be decided until next year after a federal panel agreed Tuesday to delay a trial over new political maps.

Here are the top five political stories we are watching for in 2022: Can Beto O’Rourke make the governor’s race competitive? Democrats landed their strongest possible candidate to challenge ...