Houston Public MediaOct 15, 2025

More than four years after Spring Branch ISD was sued over how its trustees are elected, the lawsuit hinges on a high-profile U.S. Supreme Court case that could have wide-ranging implications.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/voting/2025/10/15/533472/voting-rights-act-lawsuit-supreme-court-spring-branch-isd/

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Supreme Court decision could impact Voting Rights Act lawsuit against Houston school district

More than four years after Spring Branch ISD was sued over how its trustees are elected, the lawsuit hinges on a high-profile U.S. Supreme Court case that could have wide-ranging implications.

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The CurrentOct 14, 2025

U.S. Supreme Court to hear arguments in case over La. congressional district

In Louisiana v. Callais, justices could set a standard for the degree to which race can be considered when drawing election maps.

https://thecurrentla.com/2025/u-s-supreme-court-to-hear-arguments-in-case-over-la-congressional-district/

Houston Public MediaAug 2, 2025

A bill that would dramatically redraw Texas’ congressional maps has advanced in the GOP-led House of Representatives, increasing the chances that Democrats will break quorum to deny Republicans the minimum number of legislators needed for the House to function.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2025/08/02/527799/congressional-redistricting-map-passes-house-committee-pushing-dems-towards-quorum-break/

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Congressional redistricting map passes House committee, pushing Dems towards quorum break

Republicans on the Texas House Select Committee on Congressional Redistricting passed House Bill 4 on a party-line vote. Democrats could prevent further action by refusing to show up, denying Republicans the necessary number of lawmakers needed for the House to function, an action they last took in 2021.

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Houston Public MediaMay 14, 2025

The Spring Branch ISD board of trustees plans to appeal a recent ruling by a federal court judge that found the district is in violation of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/voting/2025/05/14/521333/spring-branch-isd-to-appeal-ruling-finding-district-in-violation-of-voting-rights-act/

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Spring Branch ISD to appeal judge’s ruling that it’s violating Voting Rights Act

The Houston school district uses an at-large voting system to elect its seven trustees, instead of a system in which board members are elected within defined geographical areas. A federal judge last month determined the system dilutes the Hispanic community's vote.

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Houston Public MediaAug 2, 2024

U.S. 5th Circuit rules for Galveston County in voting rights case, striking down decades of precedent

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/civil-rights/2024/08/01/495480/u-s-5th-circuit-rules-for-galveston-county-in-voting-rights-case-striking-down-decades-of-precedent/

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U.S. 5th Circuit rules for Galveston County in voting rights case, striking down decades of precedent

The federal appeals court ruled 12-5 that different racial and ethnic groups cannot form coalitions to challenge racial gerrymandering under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.

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