Many states in the United States would be significantly impacted if sea levels rose 10 feet, including Texas, a projection ...

The map pulses with disturbing detail: the blue lines pressing inland, engulfing familiar towns, marshlands, and wildlife ...

Texas and California are at the center of a national political power struggle that could reshape Donald Trump's second presidency. Texas Democrats prevented the state’s House of Representatives from ...

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It would "suppress the votes of Black and brown Austinites," one Democrat said. As Texas Republicans try to muscle a rare mid-decade redistricting bill through the Legislature to help Republicans gain ...

Texas state Rep. Jolanda "Jo" Jones looks through U.S. Congressional District maps during a redistricting hearing at the Texas Capitol, Thursday, July 24, 2025, in Austin, Texas. Eric Gay / AP Texas ...

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 ...

The Texas Legislature redrew the state's congressional districts after a bitter, partisan battle. Republicans undertook the rare, mid-decade redistricting in hopes of picking up five additional ...