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The federal hearing on the legality of Texas' new congressional map is concluding. Will it stall or stand? Here's what to ...

The fate of five congressional districts redrawn by Texas to ensure Republicans retain control of the U.S. House of ...

Prop 50 would let California’s Legislature control redistricting through 2030 before the independent California Citizens ...

California voters on Nov. 4 will decide if the state should toss its current congressional district map drawn by the state's ...

A panel of federal judges in El Paso will decide if the map is constitutional and can be used in the 2026 midterm elections.

California’s congressional districts, like most across the country, operate under a winner-take-all, single-member model.

Ballots were sent out this week to Mendocino County voters for the Nov. 4 special election to decide Proposition 50, a ...

The Texas GOP will vote Saturday to possibly bar some state legislators from running in the 2026 primary, despite repeated Texas Supreme Court rulings saying they cannot.

Lawmakers and observers are saying the Hoosier state's cautious approach is quintessential Indiana - and that Republicans are weighing the issue.

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Loop 360 is shut down in both directions Friday afternoon in west Austin for “emergency utility repairs.” That’s according to the Loop360Project, which posted the details on social ...