Federal court blocks Texas from using new congressional map for 2026 elections

A federal court ordered Texas to use House district lines adopted in 2021 for next year's congressional elections.

What the Texas redistricting ruling means for Congressional District 18

One judge wrote in the ruling that politics played a role in drawing the new map, which was passed by the ...
Houston Public Media

Houston’s 18th Congressional District will have 2 elections in 32 days. Voters may be befuddled

A federal court’s rejection of Texas' redrawn congressional map means the two elections are for identical jurisdictions — at ...
Houston Public Media

SCOTUS to weigh pivotal decision on which congressional map Texas can use in the 2026 midterm elections

The U.S. Supreme Court will now make a final decision on whether Texas can use its new congressional map, which was drawn ...
Killeen Daily Herald

Community organizer launches bid for Mamdani’s Assembly seat, setting up internal Democratic Socialists of America fight

Rana Abdelhamid, a community organizer and Democratic Socialists of America member, is officially kicking off a campaign for Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s state Assembly seat, pitting her against ...
Columbus Dispatch

Iowa Democrats choose Renee Hardman as their nominee for Iowa Senate special election

Iowa Democrats have chosen West Des Moines City Council Member Renee Hardman as the party's nominee for a coming special election for an Iowa legislative seat left vacant by the death of Sen. Claire ...