Feds Toss Out Election Maps

Three judge panel stick sword in heart of the Gerrymander

"...the Republican gerrymandered Congressional, State House and State Senate maps, leaving judges in San Antonio to draw new boundaries...."

Nov. 8, 2011 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Today Is Election Day

Polls open 7am-7pm

"...Good morning. Today is Election Day. Polls are open 7am-7pm. Voters must vote in..."

Nov. 2, 2010 News Post by Lee Nichols

Election 2006: All Their Base Are Belong to Us

Crunching the numbers on the November 2006 election

"...HD 46HD 47HD 48HD 49HD 50HD 51TOTAL Total turnout32.347.848.143.839.925.841.1% Election Day18.825.525.825.324.014.823.1% Early/absentee13.522.322.318.515.911.018.0%..."

Nov. 17, 2006 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Judges to State: Fix Your Maps Now

New districts by Feb. 6 or primary shifts

"...Agree on maps, or move your calendar again. That's the current conundrum..."

Jan. 29, 2012 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Supremes Block Texas Maps: What Now?

The Supremes throw a monkey wrench into election maps and planning

"...disarray by suspending the interim House, Senate, and congressional maps. Aside from throwing districts back in the blender, the..."

Dec. 16, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Texas Will Use Racial Maps in 2018 Elections

SCOTUS ruling puts stay on gerrymandered cases

"...Congressional districts will remain in place during the 2018 elections, after the U.S. Supreme Court issued a Tuesday stay..."

Sept. 15, 2017 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Mapping Out Election Night

Get your party on with our handy Google map

"...no, but the Hustle has helpfully plotted all the election night parties we know about on the Google map..."

May 7, 2009 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Taking a Dive Into the Travis County Election Numbers

The biggest blueberry ever!

"...since other urban counties have broken Democratic in recent election cycles. (The last holdout, Tarrant, finally joined the squad..."

Nov. 13, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

As Texas Redistricting Maps Advance, Lawmakers Aspire for Newly Drawn Seats

Talarico goes south, Doggett west, as Casar trades up

"...The ink has barely dried on the maps spat out of the redistricting machine as exhausted lawmakers..."

Oct. 22, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

2006 Election by the Numbers

"...back to 1979 to find a regular City Council election that was more lopsided than this one. After one..."

May 19, 2006 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Fresh, Fast and Healthy – Make it a Blockbuster Election

Thundercloud Subs, Blockbuster Video open until midnight to accept your voter registration

"...An quick addenda to the below post about today..."

Oct. 6, 2008 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Do New Districts Mean All Council Members Should Be Up for Election?

A recent lawsuit filing argues yes

"...The ICRC was first convened in 2013 to draw maps for the 10 single-member districts on the ballot in..."

March 11, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Charting the Maps

"...Chet Edwards (Waco), and Charlie Stenholm (Abilene) -- won re-election in heavily GOP districts. Only one GOP rep, San..."

May 9, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Bond Election Cliffs Notes

General Obligation Bonds

"...are now, due to the revision of federal flood maps, within the 100-year floodplain...."

Oct. 23, 1998 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Bolton Gives Dems a Clean Travis Sweep

"...as a blue Democratic Dot on Republican red Texas election maps) has failed miserably. It took until nearly midnight,..."

Nov. 8, 2006 News Post by Michael King

SCOTUS: Back to the Redistricting Drawing Board

State, local politicians respond to latest shifts on the maps

"...the drawing board and develop yet another set of maps. So how is today different from yesterday? Er, barely...."

Jan. 20, 2012 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Texas' Big, Bad Week for Voter Suppression and Gerrymandering

Within two days, courts reject second election map, voter ID bill

"...in short succession, voter ID and the state House maps. In less than two weeks, the Republican-dominated Texas Legislature..."

Aug. 25, 2017 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Your Geographic Representation Cheat Sheet

A guide to competing maps and more Charter Revision issues

"...for them. The committee’s chimed in on a few election-related proposals floated by Mayor Lee Leffingwell. But the main..."

Dec. 1, 2011 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Legislative Redistricting Proceeds Under a Cloud

2014 primaries will use 2013 maps

"...ruled that the 2014 party primaries will use the maps adopted by the Texas legislature during the 2013 session...."

Sept. 13, 2013 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Texas Primaries Loom as Redistricting Lawsuits Drop

New maps and new challenges

"...New Maps, New Challenges..."

Oct. 29, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Dr. Akagi

"...-- clad in a creamy white suit and straw election hat, into the village, to treat yet another case..."

July 23, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

SCOTUS Hears Texas Redistricting

Gerrymandering of congressional and state maps currently at high court

"...Are Texas' electoral maps racist? The U.S. Supreme Court will decide. On Tuesday,..."

April 27, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Behind Closed Doors

As the Feb. 6 redistricting deadline gets close, what cost unanimity?

"...parties to agree on interim House, Senate and Congressional maps, or they'll miss the deadline for the April 3..."

Jan. 30, 2012 News Post by Richard Whittaker

TDH: 6/16/11

We've got your single-member district maps

"...on single-member districts. But what's a SMD column without maps? After the jump, we've got more SMD maps than..."

June 16, 2011 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Go Vote RIGHT NOW

Early voting starts today; take advantage and avoid long Election Day lines

"...Early voting for the Nov. 4 election starts at 7am today and runs through Oct. 31...."

Oct. 20, 2008 News Post by Lee Nichols

Of Austin Bondage

"...Council are hosting a review of the city's bond election tonight. Planning Commission chair Dave Sullivan will describe how..."

Oct. 25, 2006 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Austin At Large: We Didn’t Demand a Recount

But maybe we should have? How “election integrity” rules could change outcomes

"...tee up a larger conversation: Did the state's new "election integrity" rules change the outcome of close races in..."

March 11, 2022 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

News Roundup: Homeless Count, TNCs, and Council Races

ECHO's annual homeless count takes place January 23

"...for D6 again?; FEMA issues updated flood insurance rate maps for portions of Austin; and more...."

Jan. 11, 2016 News Post by the News Staff

Lee Leffingwell: 'Think Long-Range'

The incumbent mayor defends his record

"...LL: Nobody even knows there's an election...."

April 27, 2012 News Feature by Michael King

Page Two: Vote No on Prop 1

You mean the election already happened?

"...means uniquely but always outstandingly, the aftermath of an election is almost as interesting as the election itself. The..."

May 13, 2016 Column by Louis Black

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