Reports that on July 31, 1996, a panel of three federal judges indicated that they will redraw the state's political map and impose new district lines for use in 1996 congressional elections. Plans to redraw at least nine of the state's 30 House districts; Formal ruling yet to be issued...
Other elections include seats in the Texas House and Senate and on the Railroad Commission, Texas Supreme Court, Court of Criminal Appeals and State Board of Education. Various district judges, district attorneys, sheriffs, County Courts at Law, county attorneys, tax assessor-collectors, county comm...
In July, two federal judges in Texas issued separate rulings temporarily blocking NLRB cases against SpaceX and pipeline operator Energy Transfer. The judges said the companies were likely to prevail on claims that board members and administrative judges are improperly insulate...
The plan Martinez outlined for activists in Midlothian was to get involved as poll watchers, election judges, or amateur election-fraud investigators ahead of the November 8 general election. Martinez also told me he’s pushing for changes to state law that would allow sheriffs to appoint “elect...
"Ted Cruz's abortion ban," Allred recently told CBS News Texas Eye on Politics in an interview. "He's uniquely responsible for this in a way that no other Texas leader, could claim to be, because he put the judges on the district court, sort of court and Supr...
Ballot shortages in Mississippi created a problem for democracy on the day of a governor’s election November 10, 2023 Verdict is in: Texas voters tell oldest judges it’s time to retire November 9, 2023 Liberal and moderate candidates take control of school boards in contentious races ...
in deep-red states can distance themselves from the national Democratic Party brand — or to change the national brand altogether. Without that, it will be hard for the party to win enough Senate seats to confirm (or block) judges and Cabinet nominees and effect major legisl...
Denver election judges Mark Tiernan (L) and Gail Ausbun open a ballot box at the Denver Elections Division on November 8, 2022 in Denver, Colorado. Michael Ciaglo | Getty Images Pennsylvania counties are holding off on tallying mail-in ballots that are undated or incorrectly dated as a leg...
In many key states in the 2024 election, it may take a while to know who has won — and much longer to get official, certified results.
The Supreme Court hasset a deadlineof 3 p.m. Thursday for the four states to file a response before weighing in on the case. Mr. Trump lauded Texas's efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election,calling Paxton's case"very strong." The president also filed amotionwith the Supre...