Deputies are investigating the deaths of a man and a woman who were found shot to death inside their Katy-area home early ...

WASHINGTON, Dec 4 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court revived on Thursday a redrawn Texas electoral map designed to add more Republicans to the U.S. House of Representatives, boosting President Donald ...

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The Supreme Court signaled that Texas is likely to prevail in defending its new congressional map, faulting a lower court for misreading evidence and ignoring required legal inferences as the state ...

The Supreme Court revived Texas’s congressional map that sparked a mid-decade redistricting war by adding up to five Republican pickup opportunities, paving the way Thursday for it to be used for the ...

WASHINGTON – Texas can use a congressional map drawn to give President Donald Trump and Republicans an advantage in the 2026 midterm elections, the Supreme Court said Dec. 4 in a decision that may ...

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New Braunfels is once again a national standout, this time landing among the hottest ZIP codes in America for new residents, according to MovingPlace’s November 2025 Hottest ZIP Codes Report. ZIP code ...

Texas’ redrawn GOP-friendly congressional districts are back, for now. Justice Samuel Alito temporarily restored the state’s new map — expected to net Republicans up to five seats in the 2026 midterms ...

People across the country keep packing up and heading out, and a surprising corner of Texas is drawing more newcomers than anywhere else. The latest migration data shows one rural Texas ZIP code is ...

A panel of federal judges in Texas on Tuesday blocked the state’s new GOP-favored House map from being used ahead of the 2026 midterms by declaring it a likely racial gerrymander, dealing a blow to ...

Three-judge panel rules 2-1 against Texas electoral map Judges deem the map an improper racial gerrymander Governor Abbott vows to appeal to US Supreme Court Nov 18 (Reuters) - A federal court on ...