Catch up on Texas' redistricting battles with these stories

This set of Star-Telegram news and opinion stories explores the contentious political dynamics of Texas’ redistricting battles.

Read the stories below.

Congressman Marc Veasey was joined by two county commissioners and four Fort Worth council members to voice their opposition to the Tarrant County redistricting. By Rachel Royster

CONGRESSMAN MARC VEASEY CALLS TARRANT REDISTRICTING PROPOSAL ‘JIM CROW POLITICS’

“We’re not going to be silenced,” Veasey said. “We’re not going to be erased, and we’re not going to let them drag us back into Jim Crow politics.” | Published May 27, 2025 | Read Full Story by Rachel Royster

The Texas Capitol on June 2, 2025, the last day of the 89th Texas Legislative Session. By Eleanor Dearman

REDISTRICTING, FLOODS AND MARIJUANA: WHAT TO WATCH AS TX LAWMAKERS MEET IN AUSTIN

Tuning into the special Texas legislative session? Here’s what to watch. | Published July 21, 2025 | Read Full Story by Rachel Royster, Eleanor Dearman

Donald Trump shakes hands with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott during the third day of the Republican National Convention at Fiserv Forum. Marco Rubio stands at right. The third day of the RNC focused on foreign policy and threats. By Mark Hoffman / Milwaukee Journal

REDISTRICTING SCHEME COULD BACKFIRE ON GOP. AND IT’S BAD FOR FORT WORTH | OPINION

There’s a reason we normally redraw congressional districts only once a decade. | Opinion | Published July 25, 2025 | Read Full Story by The Fort Worth Star-Telegram Editorial Board

The Texas House Redistricting Committee held a public hearing in Arlington on Jan. 22, 2020, to see what people want to see on the new maps that will be drawn in 2021. By Anna M. Tinsley

MID-DECADE CONGRESSIONAL REDISTRICTING IN TEXAS: WHAT TO KNOW AND HOW IT WORKS

President Donald Trump wants more Republican seats in the U.S. House. Here’s your guide to the process. | Published July 24, 2025 | Read Full Story by Eleanor Dearman

IS TEXAS TAKING TARRANT COUNTY’S REDISTRICTING PLAYBOOK STATEWIDE?

U.S. | Published August 8, 2025 | Read Full Story by Rachel Royster

Tim O’Hare, the Tarrant County Judge, speaks to county commissioner Alisa Simmons during a Tarrant County Commissioners Court meeting at the Tarrant County Administration Building in Fort Worth on Tuesday, June 3, 2025. The approval for redistricting is on the agenda for the meeting and has been a controversial topic for the communities possibly affected. By Chris Torres

TARRANT COUNTY, TIM O’HARE MOVE TO DISMISS REDISTRICTING LAWSUIT

Lawyers for Tarrant County and County Judge Tim O’Hare on Friday filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit alleging a county precinct redistricting plan approved in June was a racial gerrymander. | Published August 1, 2025 | Read Full Story by Cody Copeland

A new congressional map of Texas has been submitted to the Texas committees on redistricting by Corpus Christi Republican Todd Hunter

CONGRESSIONAL MAP HEADS TO TEXAS HOUSE AS MID-DECADE REDISTRICTING CONTINUES

A redrawn congressional map that positions Republicans to pick up more seats in Washington is headed to the full Texas House of Representatives for consideration. | Published August 2, 2025 | Read Full Story by Eleanor Dearman

TEXAS HOUSE DEMOCRATS LEAVE TO PREVENT QUORUM ON CONGRESSIONAL REDISTRICTING

Texas House Democrats, including representatives from Tarrant County, are leaving the state to make a quorum impossible as a mid-decade redistricting push reaches a boiling point in the state Legislature. | Published August 3, 2025 | Read Full Story by Eleanor Dearman

Tim O’Hare, the Tarrant County Judge, listens to public comment regarding the proposed redistricting of the county during a Commissioners Court Meeting at the Tarrant County Administration Building in Fort Worth on Tuesday, May 6, 2025. By Chris Torres

TARRANT COUNTY COMMISSIONERS FACE 2ND LAWSUIT OVER ‘DISCRIMINATORY’ REDISTRICTING

Tarrant County and County Judge Tim O’Hare face a new legal challenge to the precinct redistricting approved in June. | Published August 14, 2025 | Read Full Story by Cody Copeland

Texas Democrats gather at the Texas Capitol on Aug. 18, 2025 as they return from a quorum break. By Eleanor Dearman

TX DEMOCRATS RETURN: LAWMAKERS WEIGH THC, STAAR, FLOOD RELIEF, TAXES, REDISTRICTING

Texas Democrats are back at the Capitol, tipping off what’s expected to be a fast-paced, jammed packed special session with policies related to THC, abortion access, flood relief, education policy and redistricting on the agenda. | Published August 18, 2025 | Read Full Story by Eleanor Dearman

The summary above was drafted with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists in our News division. All stories listed were reported, written and edited by McClatchy journalists.