Analysis: Gerrymandering has left Texas voters with few options
2 years, 8 months ago

Analysis: Gerrymandering has left Texas voters with few options

Raw Story  

By Ross Ramsey, The Texas Tribune April 20, 2022 "Analysis: Gerrymandering has left Texas voters with few options" was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. Joe Biden won the 2020 presidential election in 65 of the state’s 150 state House of Representatives districts, while losing to Donald Trump in 85 other districts and by 5.6 percentage points statewide. In the new House map, House District 112, where state Rep. Angie Chen Button, R-Richardson, is the incumbent, those candidates won by 7.9 percentage points — better than Trump’s performance. Trump’s win was a low-water mark in that district: The average Republican candidate in a statewide race won by 18.2 percentage points there. It’s a Democratic district, where Trump lost to Biden by 7 percentage points and the average Republican statewide candidate lost by 9.5 percentage points in 2020.

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The diminishing path to a Democratic House majority runs through California
1 month, 2 weeks ago

The diminishing path to a Democratic House majority runs through California

Politico  

Hudson, in a Wednesday interview on Fox News, credited the party’s performance largely to President-elect Donald Trump, calling him “a net positive everywhere across the country for Republicans.” One Republican working closely on House races believes that, at worst, the party will lose only one seat, and that the GOP could pick up a seat or two. “This is a …

Texas Border Battle: Democrats Fight to Hold Their Ground in Tight Races
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Texas Border Battle: Democrats Fight to Hold Their Ground in Tight Races

Associated Press  

Texas border districts are once again in the thick of the fight for House control. Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar faces his first election since his indictment on bribery charges, while Republican Rep. Jay Furman is vying for the seat vacated by Cuellar. Republicans have made significant gains in South Texas, flipping several Democratic-held districts, while Democrats have closed the gap …

Gerrymandering in 2024: How "deeply steered" districts benefit Republicans
2 months ago

Gerrymandering in 2024: How "deeply steered" districts benefit Republicans

Salon  

In 1999, there were 164 House districts where election results were within five points of the national popular vote. The problem, for Democrats, is that two states where they likely had the best opportunity to pick up seats via redistricting, New York and California, have laws preventing them from doing so. Alabama and Louisiana were ordered by a court to …

It’s not just South Texas. Republicans are making gains with Latino voters in big cities, too.
4 months ago

It’s not just South Texas. Republicans are making gains with Latino voters in big cities, too.

Associated Press  

For years, Carmen Cavazos’ neighborhood in southeast Houston has voted reliably for Democrats up and down the ballot. The threat of eroding Latino support in urban areas could spell even bigger trouble for Democrats’ abiding hopes of turning Texas blue, because far more Latino voters live in these areas than in South Texas. “That means that there’s no traditional legacy …

It’s not just South Texas —Republicans are making gains with Latino voters in big cities
4 months ago

It’s not just South Texas —Republicans are making gains with Latino voters in big cities

Raw Story  

For years, Carmen Cavazos’ neighborhood in southeast Houston has voted reliably for Democrats up and down the ballot. The threat of eroding Latino support in urban areas could spell even bigger trouble for Democrats’ abiding hopes of turning Texas blue, because far more Latino voters live in these areas than in South Texas. “That means that there's no traditional legacy …

Democrats trying to flip Texas House seats by targeting GOP education issues
6 months, 1 week ago

Democrats trying to flip Texas House seats by targeting GOP education issues

Raw Story  

"Democrats think they can flip Texas House seats by going after GOP’s education funding and school voucher policies" was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. “To put it another way, we need to elect about three more Democrats …

Republican victories show Texas is still far from turning blue
2 years, 1 month ago

Republican victories show Texas is still far from turning blue

Raw Story  

Texas Republicans maintained their nearly three-decade grip on state government on Tuesday, comfortably fending off a vigorous run to unseat Gov. They just didn’t vote, period.” But the South Texas results robbed Republicans of the hoped-for narrative that Hispanic voters were abandoning Democrats in droves. Even if Republicans aren’t seeing their map expanding into new territory like South Texas, they …

Column: Texas gerrymandering is all about keeping a grip on white power
3 years ago

Column: Texas gerrymandering is all about keeping a grip on white power

LA Times  

Whenever I find myself thinking, “I can’t believe Texas would do that,” I remember that former Gov. However, the map Abbott signed into law increases the number of districts with majority white voters while intentionally diminishing the power of Latino and Black voters by attaching their communities to heavily white districts. There really is no other way to say this: …

Gerrymandering surges as states redraw maps for House seats
3 years, 1 month ago

Gerrymandering surges as states redraw maps for House seats

Associated Press  

North Carolina Republicans are well positioned to pick up at least two House seats in next year’s election — but it’s not because the state is getting redder. “Between the loss of Section 5 and the marked free-for-all on partisan gerrymandering in the federal courts, it’s much more challenging,” said Allison Riggs, chief counsel for voting rights at the Southern …

‘Race blind’: New Texas districts appear to favour white voters
3 years, 1 month ago

‘Race blind’: New Texas districts appear to favour white voters

Al Jazeera  

New boundaries decided by Republican-led legislature seem to disadvantage the growing Hispanic population in favour of whites. Two lawsuits allege that political redistricting maps adopted in Texas fail to acknowledge a new demographic reality where white people no longer claim the largest population bloc. “Looking at where growth has happened, which communities are responsible for the growth then making sure …

Texas lawmakers pass new congressional maps bolstering GOP
3 years, 2 months ago

Texas lawmakers pass new congressional maps bolstering GOP

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Republicans approved redrawn U.S. House maps that favor incumbents and decrease political representation for growing minority communities, even as Latinos drive much of the growth in the nation’s largest red state. They also denounced the reduction of minority opportunity districts -- Texas will now have seven House districts where Latino residents hold a majority, down from …

Texas lawmakers pass new congressional maps bolstering GOP
3 years, 2 months ago

Texas lawmakers pass new congressional maps bolstering GOP

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Republicans approved on Monday redrawn U.S. House maps that favor incumbents and decrease political representation for growing minority communities, even as Latinos drive much of the growth in the nation’s largest red state. They also denounced the reduction of minority opportunity districts -- Texas will now have seven House districts where Latino residents hold a majority, …

Texas Senate approves maps with fewer minority districts
3 years, 2 months ago

Texas Senate approves maps with fewer minority districts

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Senate on Friday approved newly drawn district maps that would keep Republicans dominant in the state’s congressional representation, even amid rapidly shifting demographics. State Senator Joan Huffman, a Republican and the chair of the Senate’s redistricting committee, said the maps were drawn fairly and “blind to race.” Huffman said she had sought legal counseling to …

How Political Parties Gerrymander In Texas And New York : Consider This from NPR : NPR
3 years, 2 months ago

How Political Parties Gerrymander In Texas And New York : Consider This from NPR : NPR

NPR  

Redistricting: What Happens When The Party With Power Gives Themselves More Enlarge this image toggle caption Tamir Kalifa/Getty Images Tamir Kalifa/Getty Images Like lawmakers across the country, the Republican majority in Texas is getting ready to redraw the lines that define state and congressional voting districts. Those lines cement the shape of political power in the state for the next …

As Texas draws its maps, Latinos push for political power
3 years, 3 months ago

As Texas draws its maps, Latinos push for political power

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — As a Dallas County commissioner, Elba Garcia represents some 670,000 people — nearly the population of a congressional district. “They dilute the Latino vote.” Texas this week will begin redrawing those congressional lines, and Latino advocates and officeholders say it’s time to correct past wrongs. Although the battle is expected to be sharpest in Texas, Latino advocacy …

GOP eyes Latinos in South Texas in effort to regain Congress
3 years, 5 months ago

GOP eyes Latinos in South Texas in effort to regain Congress

Associated Press  

McALLEN, Texas — In Republicans’ bid to retake control of Congress, this traditionally Democratic stretch of South Texas has quietly become a top battleground. “I don’t think there’s any question that we need to be concerned about it and we need to put more resources into it,” said Gilberto Hinojosa, the chair of the Texas Democratic Party. He described last …

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