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DRC file photoDenton Public Library operates three libraries: Emily Fowler Central Library in downtown Denton, North Branch Library on North Locust Street and South Branch Library. -
Leila Saidane/KUT NewsThe NAACP’s lawsuit joins a long-running federal case filed by the League of United Latin American Citizens, or LULAC, in 2021. That case is now targeting the state’s newly approved congressional maps.
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As Texas Republicans and California Democrats redraw U.S. House districts to their advantage ahead of next year's elections, they're potentially disrupting a rare partisan balance in American politics. -
Austin Congressman Lloyd Doggett says he won't run for reelection if redistricting holds up in courtIn a statement released Thursday afternoon, Doggett said he would, "prefer to devote the coming months to fighting Trump tyranny and serving Austin rather than waging a struggle with fellow Democrats." -
Republican lawmakers are poised to push the map through over fierce Democratic opposition, positioning the GOP to net up to five additional seats in Texas. -
It will be the first test of whether Roy’s at times frosty relationship with President Trump — and his turn against Paxton — can withstand scrutiny in a statewide primary. -
Texas' Republican-led legislature is expected to approve new congressional maps that add five new House seats that the GOP could win. The extraordinary move expected Wednesday comes at President Donald Trump's urging. -
On Monday, House Democrats announced they were back in Austin. With their return, the Republican-controlled Texas Legislature will likely move quickly to pass a new map of the state's congressional districts. -
DPD says there are currently no plans to partner with ICE. Other questions remain after rep’s letterJulie Johnson, a North Texas Democrat in Congress, sent a letter to Dallas Police Chief Daniel Comeaux demanding answers about whether the department works with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. She joined KERA News to talk about that and congressional redistricting. -
The new special session started Friday with threats to House Democrats, who have signaled their intention to return to Texas after leaving the state to block the passage of a new GOP-friendly congressional map. -
Dozens of American doctors and nurses who’ve volunteered in Gaza gathered at Parkland Hospital in Dallas Thursday to call for a ceasefire amid the humanitarian crisis they’ve witnessed firsthand. -
More than 50 Democratic Texas House members have been out of state for nearly two weeks in an effort to block Republican-led legislation that would redraw the state's congressional maps. On Thursday, they announced their conditions for returning to Austin. -
Denton ISD puts tax rate increase on Nov. 4 ballot but says most homeowners should see tax bills dipThe Denton ISD school board voted Tuesday night to put a property tax rate increase, known as Proposition A, on the Nov. 4 ballot. -
House Democrats seem set on remaining out of state as long as it takes to block a new Republican-backed congressional map. What does that mean for business at the Capitol?
