The Texas Tribune on MSN7h
DOJ drops fight against Texas political maps as Trump administration retreats from voting rights cases
The Biden administration had challenged a Republican-led redistricting plan that diluted the political power of minorities.
Votebeat on MSN8h
U.S. drops its lawsuit against Texas legislative maps, continuing retreat from voting rights cases
The Justice Department withdrew from a lawsuit alleging that Texas’ GOP-led redistricting after the 2020 U.S. census discriminated against Latino and Black voters.
These were Texas’ fastest-growing counties in 2024, according to new Census Bureau estimates
The state’s overall population grew by 562,941 people during July 2023 and July 2024, but some counties grew at much faster rates than others.