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After Years in the Works, City Kills HealthSouth Redevelopment Deal
HealthSouth goes south
"...28, CMs Natasha Harper-Madison and Zo Qadri (prior to redistricting, the site was in Harper-Madison’s district, but now it..."

July 7, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

UT Law Professor Illuminates the Dangers of The Shadow Docket
Stephen Vladeck's new book reveals how SCOTUS is secretly undermining the republic
"...Though this month the court decided that Alabama's 2020 redistricting process violated the Voting Rights Act by diluting Black..."

June 30, 2023 Arts Feature by Maggie Q. Thompson

Headlines / Quote of the Week
"...Room: The U.S. Supreme Court's decision last week on redistricting is good news for Texas lawsuits over Republican-drawn voting..."

June 16, 2023 News Feature

Austin’s New True Congressman
Former Austin City Council Member Greg Casar Wins
"...Redistricting in 2021 had as its main goal locking into..."

Dec. 16, 2022 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Prefiling for the Next Lege: The Good, Bad, and MAGA
It's just a bill …
"...House Bill 21 sets guidelines for an independent citizens redistricting commission (he also filed House Joint Resolution 4 to..."

Nov. 25, 2022 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Texas Zigs as the Nation Zags and Dashes Dem Dreams
This is how it is now
"...and attention dried up. Republicans used total control of redistricting to cement the partisan status quo for a decade,..."

Nov. 11, 2022 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Who Will Be the New Council Voice for District 9?
Eight candidates vie for Austin's most powerful YIMBYs and NIMBYs
"...in 2014. (The district was modified slightly during 2021's redistricting.) Qadri represents a brand of leftist politics that has..."

Oct. 28, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Austin at Large: A Quick Trip to Los Angeles
There’s more than one left coast model of big-cityhood that Austin can avoid
"...This was all prompted by the initial redistricting maps for the city council, which are drawn as..."

Oct. 14, 2022 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin at Large: Democracy by Other Means
Contemplating our resistance as Ken Paxton wears out everybody’s welcome
"...work through summer quorum breaks and into the fall redistricting session, and then suddenly it was the November filing..."

Oct. 7, 2022 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

The Texas Tribune Festival Brings Star Power to Politics
TribFest resumes in person in Downtown Austin Sept. 22-24
"...seemed like a juiceless election cycle, made neutral by redistricting that sought to freeze the current partisan splits for..."

Sept. 16, 2022 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Basics of Texas' Statewide Elections
Tell me about this Beto MFer guy ...
"...The last redistricting cycle for Congress and the Texas Legislature was designed..."

Aug. 19, 2022 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Headlines / Quote of the Week
"...since the boundaries were changed by the Independent Citizens Redistricting Committee after half of Council was last elected. Aleshire..."

July 1, 2022 News Feature

Headlines / Quote of the Week
"...Nov. 8 ballot due to their boundaries changing during redistricting...."

June 3, 2022 News Feature

Aleshire Comes Up Short (So Far) in City Redistricting Suit
A judge has ruled Austin won't need more council elections
"...over how city coun­cil elections should be handled following redistricting, District Judge Lora Livingston sided with the city in..."

May 20, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Chronicle Endorsements for the May 24 Democratic Run-Offs
From Congress to land commissioner, here are our picks
"...Rep. Chip Roy's district – made much redder in redistricting, with far fewer Austin voters – can't be the..."

May 13, 2022 News Feature by The 'Chronicle' News staff

Regarding Redistricting
"...Dear Editor, Regarding the redistricting and having all city councilpersons re-elected just goes to..."

March 14, 2022 Postmarks

Do New Districts Mean All Council Members Should Be Up for Election?
A recent lawsuit filing argues yes
"...impacted by boundary changes made by the Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission following the 2020 census...."

March 11, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Activist/Attorney Lulu Flores Claims House Seat She Sought 20 Years Ago
And other State Representative results
"...GOP contests for the districts that got reddened by redistricting. In HD 19, which now includes most of Western..."

March 4, 2022 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

"People's Summit" Aims to Refocus State's Attention on Last Year's Freeze Disaster
Winter Storm Uri death toll may be more than 800
"...In October, after the Legislature wrapped up its redistricting chores and went home, state emergency managers released their..."

Feb. 17, 2022 News Post by Kimberly Reeves

AOC Brings the Texas Heat
Progressive star stumps for Casar, Cisneros campaigns
"...represent a district, TX-35, that got even bluer in redistricting and now includes more voters in Travis and Hays..."

Feb. 18, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Chronicle Endorsements for the March Primary Election
Here are the local, state, and national Dems we picked to represent us
"...Lots of action this cycle, as redistricting has changed the political map in ways that mostly..."

Feb. 11, 2022 News Feature

State Board of Education: Bell-Metereau Faces Two Challengers
Bluer district creates opportunity to push board leftward
"...the State Board of Education's District 5, which after redistricting is now a safely blue seat that includes all..."

Feb. 11, 2022 News Feature by Morgan O’Hanlon

A Lively Crowd Seeks the Open House District 51 Seat
The Southeast Seven
"...constitutional "county line rule" provides a hard check on redistricting. This rule, which only applies to House seats (not..."

Feb. 11, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

James Talarico and David Alcorta Lay Out Progressive Agendas for HD 50
Two Dems running, 'cross the line
"...Texas Democrat whose seat was made less safe during redistricting. So he crossed back over the county line to..."

Feb. 11, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Grassroots Organizers Take on Erin Zwiener in Redrawn HD 45
Shades of blue, red, and brown
"...When the redistricting process began last year, to create districts of roughly..."

Feb. 11, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher

A Race to the Right in Austin's Affluent Suburbs
There's red in there them hills
"...now at odds after several unexpected spins of the redistricting cycle; Troxclair had intended to run for Texas Senate..."

Feb. 11, 2022 News Feature by Morgan O’Hanlon

Greg Casar and Eddie Rodriguez Fight for the Progressive Mantle in TX-35
The two candidates race to the left
"...because TX-35 has once again morphed in a GOP-controlled redistricting cycle, although the 2021 version has been kinder to..."

Feb. 4, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Longtimer Doggett and Three Political Outsiders Vie to Represent the Newly Formed 37th Congressional District
This compact new district encompasses almost all of Austin west of I-35
"...congressional district. Formed as a result of the 2020 redistricting process, TX-37 is a relatively compact district, located almost..."

Feb. 4, 2022 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

Inside the Central Texas Congressional Map
What's going on in the districts surrounding Austin?

Feb. 4, 2022 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Headlines / Quote of the Week
"...chains on dogs outside; and three bills that introduced redistricting maps that incited a flurry of lawsuits, including from..."

Jan. 21, 2022 News Feature

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