Texas state leaders have defended their redistricting plan in federal court, arguing it complies with legal requirements. Critics warned the maps could dilute the voting power of Black and Hispanic communities by splitting majority non-white districts.

A redistricting arms race, started by President Trump’s push to redraw Texas maps in Republicans’ favor, continues, but it may be reaching its limits.

FILE - Texas state Sen. Sarah Eckhardt, D-Austin, right, listens as Sen. Phil King, R-Weatherford, speaks in favor of a bill before a vote on a redrawn U.S. congressional map during a special session in the Senate Chamber at the Texas Capitol in Austin ...

The man who drew the Texas redistricting map claimed voter race played no role in the process, despite democrats claiming he targeted minorities to dilute their votes.

Sen. Phil King testified in the federal lawsuit trial filed by civil rights organizations that claim Texas Republicans targeted Hispanics and Blacks.

U.S. Court House, El Paso, Texas. A federal court in El Paso will hear arguments Wednesday in a lawsuit challenging Texas' mid-decade round of congressional redistricting. Civil rights groups are seeking to block the new map from taking effect before ...

On Wednesday, the legal fight over the newly approved congressional maps in Texas will shift from the Capitol to a federal courtroom in El Paso. That's when federal judges will consider a lawsuit by a variety of plaintiffs against the State of Texas.

Texas Sen. Carol Alvarado testified she believed Texas leaders and the Trump administration were illegally targeting Hispanic and other communities during redistricting efforts to win Republicans more seats in Texas. Alvarado was the first witness to take ...

California‘s new congressional maps could leave only four of the Golden State’s current nine House Republicans as winners in what’s become a high-stakes game of political musical chairs. Voters in the deep blue state,