The story of how the United States took California and Texas from Mexico is a complex tale of war, politics, and expansionism that shaped the map of North America forever. It begins with Texas, a ...

Believe it or not, four U.S. states were once independent countries: Texas, California, Hawaii, and Vermont, each with a ...

It’s hard to believe another year of high school sports has come and gone, and it was among the most unforgettable in the ...

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Facing the possibility of losing control of the U.S. House next year, Republicans are considering aggressively gerrymandering ...

The plan would shift voters from safely red districts into blue ones. Members of the state’s Republican delegation aren’t ...

New reporting shines a light on the behind-the-scenes push by Team Trump to gerrymander the state's congressional maps ahead of next year's elections.

Texas’ political map is so extremely gerrymandered that it’s amazing to think there could be any way to further marginalize and disenfranchise voters, especially minority voters. But here we are.

“Texas Republicans should stand by the rule of law and the maps they drew four years ago, or they should finally work with Democrats to draw fair, independent congressional maps,” state Rep ...

Texas shouldn’t use special session to redraw electoral maps Gerrymandering and redistricting between census years erodes fair representation. By Dallas Morning News Editorial Jun. 26, 2025 | ...

Stephen F. Austin State University’s East Texas Research Center recently received a $3,000 donation from The Sons of the ...

Saharan dust is drifting across the southeastern U.S. and entered the Texas Gulf Coast early Thursday. Fortunately for Texas, the heaviest concentrations remain farther east — along the Gulf ...