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Court order on Texas redistricting forces election officials, parties to scramble — again

Texas officials preparing for elections under new congressional maps must quickly reverse course because of a federal court order blocking the use of the maps. Read More

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

Washington — A federal court on Tuesday blocked Texas from using its newly redrawn congressional map in the upcoming 2026 midterm elections, a setback for Republicans as they work to maintain their ... Read More

Supreme Court lets Texas keep new congressional map while legal battle continues

The ruling is a major win for the Trump administration and Texas Republicans, who engineered the map to give the GOP control of 30 of the state’s 38 congressional districts. Read More

How Jasmine Crockett’s potential Senate bid shakes up Texas’ 2026 midterm elections

U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett’s expected entry into the Texas Democratic Senate primary has reshaped 2026’s marquee contest and further thrust the Lone Star State into the national spotlight. Crockett, a ... Read More

Texas’ gerrymandered congressional maps are blocked. What happens now?

Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for Votebeat Texas’ free newsletter here. This story was first published byThe ... Read More

Two Democrats advance to a special election runoff for a deep-blue Texas House seat

Democrats Christian Menefee and Amanda Edwards advanced to a runoff in a special congressional election in Texas, NBC News projects, as a crowded field vied to fill the late Rep. Sylvester Turner’s ... Read More

Voters in Texas’ 18th District waited months for an election. They’ll soon have two more.

Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for Votebeat Texas’ free newsletter here. Voters in Texas’ 18th Congressional ... Read More

Texas voters approve all 17 constitutional amendments in low-turnout election

Voters across Texas have approved an array of new constitutional amendments. Roughly 15% of the state's 18.4 million registered voters turned out to cast ballots in the Nov. 4 election, which featured ... Read More

Almost 3 million votes cast in constitutional amendments election, most in recent history

AUSTIN — Almost 3 million Texans cast ballots in Tuesday’s constitutional amendment election, unofficial results show, which would be the most votes cast in an odd-number year election in recent ... Read More