Democratic members slammed the process, questioning why hearings were happening before maps were available for review. Chair Cody Vasut said follow-up public hearings will be scheduled once maps are filed.

Gov. Greg Abbott put redistricting on the special session agenda. Texas Democrats are trying to fight the effort that could limit their clout in Congress.

Democratic congressional candidate Isaiah Martin was dragged out of a Texas hearing and arrested after refusing to yield during a fiery speech attacking GOP lawmakers and Trump.

On Thursday night, Texas congressional candidate Isaiah Martin was arrested at a House committee hearing on redistricting.

As Texas moves forward with an off-cycle redistricting to shore up Republicans’ narrow House majority, Gov. Gavin Newsom is plotting a Democratic response in California. But the state’s independent redistricting commission is a major obstacle.

Texas lawmakers traveled to California and Illinois meet with Govs. Gavin Newsom and J.B. Pritzker, who are weighing redistricting to counter Texas.

The former candidate for Senate and for Texas governor says Democratic governors in other states should redraw their congressional boundaries.

With little say in the ongoing debate over redrawing congressional districts​ in their home state, Texas Democratic state legislators are looking beyond their borders for help.

As Texas Republicans plow ahead with a plan to redraw congressional maps ahead of schedule, many governors across the U.S. are increasingly grappling with an issue that they didn’t think they’d have to confront until the end of the decade.