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 Act.

GALVESTON, Texas (KTRK) -- The U.S. Supreme Court has approved voting maps in Galveston County despite other courts deeming it a violation of voting rights. On Tuesday, Dec. 12, the high court voted 6 ...

A federal judge has ruled that Galveston County’s commissioner precinct map, which was passed in 2021, violates the U.S. Voting Rights Act and that county leaders must redo the map. Judge Jeffrey ...

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 (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 6-3 ...

Stephen Holmes is the sole Democrat on the Galveston County Commissioners Court. A federal judge found Friday that the county violated the Voting Rights Act by breaking up communities of color when ...

Sam Collins III, left, and others celebrate at the Juneteenth historical marker in Galveston, Texas, June 17, 2021, after President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into ...

Type to search articles, cases, and authors. Press ↵ to view all results. The Supreme Court on Tuesday afternoon declined to block a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit that leaves ...

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 them an “equal ...