The Brief keeps Texas voters and political observers up to speed on the most essential coverage of their elected officials, the policies that shape their daily lives and the future of our great state.

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 ...

A map of the proposed changes to Texas congressional districts sits on a Texas House member's desk on Aug. 20, 2025. “Fresh off Texas Senate's approval, new congressional map is target of lawsuit” was ...

Texas Republicans on Wednesday took the first step toward approving new congressional maps that would give their party as many as five new seats in the House of Representatives, spurring what’s likely ...

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday temporarily blocked a lower court ruling that found Texas' 2026 congressional redistricting plan pushed by President Donald Trump likely discriminates on the basis of ...

The Brief keeps Texas voters and political observers up to speed on the most essential coverage of their elected officials, the policies that shape their daily lives and the future of our great state.

(AP) - A federal court on Tuesday blocked Texas from using a redrawn U.S. House map that touched off a nationwide redistricting battle and is a major piece of President Donald Trump’s efforts to ...