"Maps like this do not merely entrench a party; they entrench a racial hierarchy," writes Texas State Rep. Vince Perez.

Republican lawmakers are pursuing the unusual mid-decade redistricting plan amid pressure from President Donald Trump to ...

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Republican-controlled Texas House of Representatives on Wednesday kicked off a heated debate over a ...

Currently, Republicans hold 25 of Texas's 38 House seats compared to the Democrats' 13. The proposed map could help Republicans pick up five more seats.

Republican Governor Greg Abbott has ordered authorities to arrest the dozens of Texas Democrats who have fled the state to successfully block a vote on a Republican plan to redraw its ...

Texas Republicans currently hold 25 out of the state's 38 congressional seats. They hope the new maps could increase that number to 30 - all in constituencies that President Donald Trump won last ...

“And so there is racism to this.” The proposed Texas map targets Democrats in the state’s largest cities — Houston, Dallas and Austin — as well as those on the U.S.-Mexico border.

State Democratic lawmakers have left Texas in an effort to block the passage of a new congressional map specifically designed by Republicans to get more House seats in next year’s midterm ...