/tags/gerrymandering Gerrymandering en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Tue, 26 Jul 2022 20:57:28 GMT /politics/2022-07-26/texas-lawmakers-ordered-to-turn-over-redistricting-records The order is the latest victory for civil rights groups claiming discrimination and intimidation leading up to the 2022 midterms, but history indicates the case is unlikely to be resolved before voters head to the polls. Tue, 26 Jul 2022 20:57:28 GMT /politics/2022-07-26/texas-lawmakers-ordered-to-turn-over-redistricting-records Stephen Paulsen /politics/2021-11-26/how-to-make-voting-districts-fair-to-voters-not-parties Fairness to parties in drawing legislative districts may be an unworkable goal. However, reforming other rules that govern how districts are drawn and votes are counted could make more contests competitive and enhance legislators� accountability to the public. Fri, 26 Nov 2021 11:01:00 GMT /politics/2021-11-26/how-to-make-voting-districts-fair-to-voters-not-parties Linda Fowler | The Conversation, Chris Fowler | The Conversation /en-espanol/2021-09-24/reestructuracion-distritos-crecimiento-masivo-minorias-texas Las personas negras, hispanas y asiáticas representaron la mayoría del masivo crecimiento poblacional en el estado esta última década � y algunos grupos dicen que los nuevo mapas políticos deberían reflejar esto. Fri, 24 Sep 2021 21:28:16 GMT /en-espanol/2021-09-24/reestructuracion-distritos-crecimiento-masivo-minorias-texas Ashley Lopez /texas/2021-09-27/texas-lawmakers-begin-redistricting-after-census-shows-massive-growth-among-racial-minorities Black, Hispanic and Asian Texans made up the majority of the state's massive growth in the past decade � and groups say new political maps should reflect that. Mon, 20 Sep 2021 13:56:08 GMT /texas/2021-09-27/texas-lawmakers-begin-redistricting-after-census-shows-massive-growth-among-racial-minorities Ashley Lopez /news/2019-06-17/supreme-court-hands-democrats-a-win-on-racial-gerrymandering-in-virginia Eleven legislative districts in Virginia were declared to be sorted by race and were redrawn. The court's decision Monday left that in place. Mon, 17 Jun 2019 15:30:17 GMT /news/2019-06-17/supreme-court-hands-democrats-a-win-on-racial-gerrymandering-in-virginia Domenico Montanaro /2019-05-30/gop-redistricting-strategist-played-role-in-push-for-census-citizenship-question A deceased redistricting specialist's documents suggest the citizenship question was added to redraw political maps to favor Republicans and non-Hispanic white people, according to a new court filing. Thu, 30 May 2019 17:07:00 GMT /2019-05-30/gop-redistricting-strategist-played-role-in-push-for-census-citizenship-question Hansi Lo Wang /politics/2018-07-10/texas-democrats-take-on-partisan-voting-maps-after-supreme-court-punts-the-issue Texas Democrats are campaigning on the issue of how lawmakers draw political maps ahead of the 2018 elections. They say partisan gerrymandering is solely� Tue, 10 Jul 2018 12:01:00 GMT /politics/2018-07-10/texas-democrats-take-on-partisan-voting-maps-after-supreme-court-punts-the-issue Ashley Lopez /politics/2018-07-03/texas-elections-to-move-forward-without-changes-to-state-house-district-map The 2018 elections will move forward without any tweaks to Texas' political maps.Following the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling to uphold all but one of the� Tue, 03 Jul 2018 22:55:02 GMT /politics/2018-07-03/texas-elections-to-move-forward-without-changes-to-state-house-district-map Alexa Ura /politics/2018-06-26/texas-redistricting-case-tested-the-strength-of-the-voting-rights-act-and-the-law-buckled Civil rights attorneys say the Supreme Court's decision Monday in a Texas redistricting case showed how difficult it is to prove discrimination in voting� Tue, 26 Jun 2018 12:01:00 GMT /politics/2018-06-26/texas-redistricting-case-tested-the-strength-of-the-voting-rights-act-and-the-law-buckled Ashley Lopez /politics/2018-06-25/supreme-court-upholds-all-but-one-district-in-texas-racial-gerrymandering-case The U.S. Supreme Court partially upheld Texas� political maps in a 5-4 ruling today.The court reversed a finding that said Texas intentionally� Mon, 25 Jun 2018 14:22:46 GMT /politics/2018-06-25/supreme-court-upholds-all-but-one-district-in-texas-racial-gerrymandering-case Ashley Lopez