Posted on · The Harris County judge planned to meet with officials in tornado-ravaged Pasadena upon her return Wednesday. Hidalgo visited an ill family member in Colombia and then took a vacation, according to her staff.
Posted on · Attorneys for Azael Sepulveda argue that the ordinance, aimed at auto repair shops, violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Texas State Constitution.
Posted on · Early voting has begun for Pasadena’s City Council elections. Two years after the city lost a voting rights lawsuit, Hispanic candidates – and voters – are in a stronger position to decide the balance of power.
Posted on · The move guarantees the federal government will have to approve any changes in the city’s voting laws through 2023.
Posted on · The outcome of a voting rights fight over Pasadena Hispanics' right to choose their city council members could reverberate beyond the city limits of this Houston suburb.
Posted on · The city council member is regarded as an ally of term-limited Mayor Johnny Isbell, architect of a 2013 redistricting plan struck down earlier this year for discriminating against Latino voters.
Posted on · The elections will be the first since a federal judge ruled city leaders intentionally discriminated against Latino voters with their 2013 redistricting plan.
Posted on · Major issues on Greater Houston Ballots include a rerun of last year’s school finance referendum and mayoral and city council contests in Pasadena.
Posted on · A federal judge struck down Pasadena’s system for electing city council members in January, ruling it discriminated against Latino voters. The city government has appealed the decision to the U.S. Fifth Circuit.
Posted on · Last month, Chief U.S. District Judge Lee H. Rosenthal ruled that the City of Pasadena would be under federal oversight for the next six and a half years. The judge said that Pasadena intentionally violated the voting rights of its burgeoning Hispanic and Latino population in a redistricting scheme. The Mexican American Legal Defense and […]
Posted on · A federal judge threw out changes to Pasadena’s method for choosing city council members, saying the changes discriminated against Latino voters. Weeks remain before the city must print up ballots for its next election.
Posted on · The judge ruled: "In Pasadena, Texas, Latino voters under the current 6–2 map and plan 56 do not have the same right to vote as their Anglo neighbors." City officials did not immediately respond to a request for comment.