Galveston County’s commissioner precinct map, which was passed in 2021, violates the U.S. Voting Rights Act, according to a new ruling.

Galveston County officials adopted the map at the center of the dispute for the county’s commissioners in Nov. 2021. Under the map, the county’s lone majority-minority district became the district ...

The U.S. Supreme Court will allow Galveston County to use a redrawn districting map that a federal judge said denies Blacks and Latinos equal voting rights.

Galveston County is moving forward with its 2024 election using district maps that multiple courts have ruled violate the Voting Rights Act by denying Black and Latino voters an equal opportunity ...

A U.S. District Judge ruled Friday that Galveston County violated the federal Voting Rights Act in 2021 when it drew new districts for its commissioners court.

GALVESTON - A federal judge has granted a request for the appointment of a three-judge panel to redraw voting districts in Galveston County for commissioners, justices of the peace and constables.

To ensure a map is in place before then, Brown ordered the defendants to propose a remedial redistricting plan by Oct. 20 with supporting expert analysis showing it comports with Section 2 and has at ...

Voting Federal appeals court blocks new Galveston County political map, while plaintiffs seek Supreme Court intervention The U.S. 5th Circuit has stayed a district court’s order that the county ...

Galveston went from having one majority-minority district to having none after commissioners redrew the maps and violated Black and Latino voters’ rights, a federal judge ruled Friday.

Galveston County election maps from 2021 were found to be in violation of the federal Voting Rights Act by a Trump appointed federal judge.

The United State 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.

A federal judge ruled Friday that the Galveston County Commissioners Court must redraw their maps since the current one violates Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.