Travelers planning a Texas road trip can now scout out the state's best barbecue joints with the help of a new Texas Department of Transportation map layer. TxDOT’s Statewide Planning Map is ...

Even with a generation of new departments of government efficiency sweeping across the land, there are some kinds of spending that public officials still like to boast about. When it comes to road ...

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Democratic lawmakers’ returned to the Capitol, and Republicans redrew their maps again, trying to flips seats and make their existing districts stronger. By J. David Goodman Reporting from Austin ...

The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed Texas to use a congressional map that will boost President Donald Trump’s effort to keep Republicans in control of Congress, blocking a lower court decision that ...

SEGUIN, Texas – Under a broiling sun, there's a popular, frozen drinks stop here in the seat of Guadalupe County known as Milly's where locals cool off in the summer. But business owner Tomas ...

Texas cannot use a new congressional map drawn by Republicans in hopes of securing the party additional U.S. House seats, a panel of three federal judges ruled Tuesday. The ruling was a blow to ...

Texas Republicans passed a new state congressional map intended to flip five Democratic-held U.S. House seats up for grabs in the 2026 elections after dozens of Democratic lawmakers ended a two-week ...

A federal court Tuesday blocked Texas from using its newly drawn congressional map in next year’s midterms, ruling that the map is likely an unconstitutional racial gerrymander. The ruling is a major ...

Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, has signed a new congressional map into law, securing an additional five Republican-leaning U.S. House districts ahead of competitive midterm elections expected in 2026.

The Supreme Court revived Texas’s congressional map that sparked a mid-decade redistricting war by adding up to five Republican pickup opportunities, paving the way Thursday for it to be used for the ...