Democratic members slammed the process, questioning why hearings were happening before maps were available for review.

The money could be used to cover the $500-a-day fines lawmakers would incur under House rules set to discourage members from absconding.

As the Texas Legislature plans to redraw congressional maps, the governors of California and Illinois may devise new borders before the 2026 elections.

An East Texas lawmaker with a role in congressional redistricting says committee members will hear concerns raised by the Department of Justice as they redraw the state’s congressional maps. State Rep.

The Texas House Redistricting Committee held a public hearing in Arlington on Jan. 22, 2020, to see what people want to see on the new maps that will be drawn in 2021. It’s 2025, and Texas is redrawing its congressional districts.

President Donald Trump wants Texas to squeeze out five more Republican seats in the U.S. House to shore up the GOP majority ahead of the midterms.

The catastrophic floods in the Texas Hill Country and a partisan redrawing of U.S. House maps, aimed at giving Republicans more winnable seats in the 2026 elections, are two major issues in a 30-day special session that is already off to a combative start.