This story was cross-posted from the Texas Observer, an investigative news organization that covers Texas communities whose stories are often ignored. After two weeks spent outside state lines—marked ...

A federal court has barred Texas from using its redrawn congressional map, dealing a blow to Republicans who hoped the map would help the party maintain control in next year's midterm elections. Texas ...

Texas Sen. Carol Alvarado, D-Houston, right, huddles with other democrat senators and staff members to fight against a bill on a redrawn U.S. congressional map during a special session in the Senate ...