GALVESTON COUNTY, Texas — The U.S. Supreme Court will allow Galveston County to use a redrawn districting map that a federal judge previously said denied Blacks and Latinos equal voting rights ...

It’s the second federal lawsuit against Galveston County officials and underscores the new legal terrain that voting rights advocates now face in challenging redistricting maps.

GALVESTON COUNTY, Texas — A federal judge has ordered Galveston County to redraw its precinct maps, saying it denies Blacks and Latinos equal voting rights, therefore violating the Voting Rights ...

Topline. A federal judge struck down a voting map that erased the only majority-minority county in Galveston, Texas, saying officials violated the rights of Black and Latino voters by not giving ...

Federal Judge Jeffrey V. Brown ruled that Galveston County’s commissioner courts maps violated the federal Voting Rights Act when they were drawn in 2021, and ordered the county to draw new maps ...

GALVESTON, Texas (CN) — A new Galveston County redistricting map that eliminated a sole Black- and Latino-dominant precinct violates the Voting Rights Act and cannot be used in future elections, a ...

As a result, the county has been ordered to redraw the map by Oct. 20. ... Galveston County Judge Mark Henry, a Republican, said in a statement that he was disappointed in the ruling, ...

GALVESTON COUNTY, Texas – The United States Supreme Court decided that they will not block a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals that leaves in place a new map for Galveston County.. According ...

GALVESTON COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) -- The trial began Monday in a lawsuit against Galveston County, accusing Republican commissioners of gerrymandering the county's precinct map to dilute the votes of ...

Galveston County will use maps for the upcoming 2024 election that courts have ruled violate the Voting Rights Act, following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in the case. The court issued a 6 ...