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 ...

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 ...

A federal district judge ruled last year that the new map violates Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, which prohibits election practices that result in a denial or abridgement of the right to vote ...

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 ...

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 ...

A judge ruled on Friday that Galveston County must redraw its 2021 redistricting map because it violates the Voting Rights Act and it denies Black and Latino voters an equal opportunity in the ...

5th Circuit. The U.S. 5 th Circuit Court of Appeals has blocked a new political map imposed on Galveston County by a lower court from taking effect. Plaintiffs are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to ...

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 ...

A judge ruled on Friday that Galveston County must redraw its 2021 redistricting map because it violates the Voting Rights Act and United States Constitution, according to a news release from the ...

Voting U.S. 5th Circuit orders Galveston County to redraw its political map. The clarification from Chief Circuit Judge Priscilla Richman comes two days after the appeals court agreed to rehear ...