A federal court's decision to block the Texas redistricting map is an unmitigated disaster for Gov. Greg Abbott and President Donald Trump.

The news comes after California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) pushed for a ballot initiative to allow California’s state legislature to enact its own redistricting scheme favoring Democrats, and California voters approved it on Nov. 4.

A federal court’s decision to block a new GOP-favored House map in Texas is raising questions over the fate of other redrawn maps around the country. A panel of federal judges blocked

Don Huffines, Christi Craddick and Kelly Hancock are vowing to take the agency in a sharply more conservative direction.

Kate Rogers was leading a $550 million renovation of the Alamo. She resigned after Texas Republicans began criticizing a social media post and her college dissertation.

The GOP battle for the U.S. Senate seat in Texas is shaping up to be a very tight contest about three and a half months before the March primary. Various polls show Sen. John Cornyn, who's seeking a fifth term, is very close to his two challengers, Attorney General Ken Paxton and Houston Congressman Wesley Hunt.

It is certainly still too soon to say what the effects of a spasm of mid-decade gerrymandering will be on the results of the 2026 midterms, but one thing we can say for sure already: It won’t have