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The Texas State Capitol building, shown on November 6, 2000 in Austin, Texas. (credit: JEFF HAYNES/AFP/Getty Images)

Senate Map Takes Spotlight In Texas Redistricting Case

A single state Senate district is taking the spotlight in the ongoing Texas redistricting clash that has reached even the U.S. Supreme Court.

2012/02/08

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Testimony In State Redistricting Trial Set To Conclude

Testimony is set to conclude in a trial to determine whether new political district lines drawn by the Texas Legislature violated the federal voting rights laws.

2012/01/26

Texas State Senator Wendy Davis. (Photo credit wendydavisforsenate.com)

State Senator Davis To Testify At Redistricting Hearing

North Texas state lawmaker whose district was controversially remapped by the Legislature is scheduled to testify in a federal court in Washington, D.C.

2012/01/20

Do New State Voting Maps Diminish Minority Power?

Federal hearings will get underway on Tuesday to determine if Texas lawmakers violated the Voting Rights Act when they redrew political maps.

2012/01/17

Supreme Court To Hear State Redistricting Arguments Monday

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments Monday in a dispute over Texas redistricting.

2012/01/08

Energy Assistance Money Not Helping Texans In Need

In the stifling heat currently impacting North Texas, even the sound of a small air conditioning unit can be music to your ears.

2011/08/02

A dog is seen inside its cage. (credit: VIKTOR DRACHEV/AFP/Getty Images)

New Law To Help Pets Caught In Domestic Abuse

Protective orders that prevent an abuser from hurting, threatening or harassing a person will soon be extended to their pets thanks to a new Texas law.

2011/07/02

Filibuster Propels Wendy Davis Into Spotlight

Texas Democrats never had much hope in this Legislature, where Republicans have a huge majority and an unshakeable drive to slash spending without raising taxes or dipping into the state’s giant savings account.

2011/06/06

Teachers Unions Begin Email Flood Over Budget Cuts

Teachers unions are flooding the inboxes of Texas legislators in a last ditch effort to avoid a $4 billion cut in education spending.

2011/06/03

Senate Republicans Vow Not To Waver From Education Cuts

State Sen. Wendy Davis (D –Fort Worth) knows she’s drawn some scowls from colleagues for leading the move to block an education funding package and force overtime after the 82nd Legislative Session came to a formal end. But Republican lawmakers vow not to waver from their cuts.

CBSDFW.COM–2011/05/31

Late Night Filibuster Kills School Finance Bill

Democrats used a filibuster to block the bill early Monday morning, after 139 days of fighting budget measures that slash billions of dollars in state funding from education.

2011/05/29