Skip to content

CLOSE

MENU

Search for:

News & Information
- Features
- Topics
- Arts & Culture
- Awareness
Education
Programs & Podcasts
- Local Programs
- UH
- Features
  - Dead and Buried
  - Career Frontier
- Podcasts
About
Support
- Membership
- Giving Programs
- Volunteers
- Partnerships
  - Corporate Sponsorship
- Other Ways to Give
PBS Passport
Kids!
UH
- Commitment
- Main
- About UH
- Academics
- Admissions
- Student Life
- Research
- Arts
- Athletics
- News & Events

Hot Stops: How Houston Bus Stops Get Dangerously Hot, a new podcast from Houston Public Media. Listen Here.

Tag: Texas judiciary

Politics

Republican Lawmaker Drops Push To Consolidate Power In Texas Appeals Courts

Andrew Schneider

Posted on April 9, 2021 · Senate Bill 11 would have restructured the state’s appellate system, halving the number of districts.

Tags 87th Texas legislature gerrymandering State Senator Joan Huffman Texas appeals court Texas judiciary

Support Comes From

Related

Houston Matters

Houston Public Media’s Andrew Schneider may be the busiest man in news these days

Garrett Bohlmann

Posted on August 16, 2023 · We do another mid-year check-in, this time with the reporter covering politics and government for News 88.7.

Tags Andrew Schneider county redistricting Galveston County gerrymandering government Houston mayor race Ken Paxton impeachment trial Republican election challenges SB 1750 texas supreme court

Voting

Galveston County voting rights trial set to begin Monday

Andrew Schneider

Posted on August 4, 2023 · The trial will be one of the first major tests of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act since the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the provision earlier this year.

Tags county redistricting Galveston County gerrymandering racial discrimination Voting Rights Act

Civil Rights

Galveston County’s redistricting plans go to trial next month, in a major test of the Voting Rights Act

Andrew Schneider

Posted on July 18, 2023 · A trio of lawsuits, consolidated as Petteway versus Galveston County, will be the first significant voting rights trial since the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a ban on racial discrimination in redistricting in June.

Tags civil rights lawsuit county redistricting federal lawsuit Galveston County gerrymandering racial discrimination Voting Rights Act voting rights lawsuit

Houston Matters

Could a Supreme Court decision striking down Alabama’s congressional maps lead to the same thing in Texas?

Joshua Zinn / Craig Cohen

Posted on June 9, 2023 · Thursday's 5-4 decision could signal support for future challenges based on a provision of the federal Voting Rights Act.

Tags Alabama Black voters Charles "Rocky" Rhodes gerrymandering REDISTRICTING U.S. Supreme Court voting

Most Viewed

Remember how all those Californians were moving to Texas? Some aren’t staying.
Beyoncé appears at Houston celebration for upcoming Knowles-Rowland House for homeless
BTB Savage murder: Man arrested, accused of fatally shooting San Antonio rapper in Houston
Red tide along Galveston beaches prompts warnings to stay away
City of Houston welcomes Beyoncé back to Houston with Homecoming Party

Support Comes From

Resources like these are made possible by the generosity of our community of donors, foundations, and corporate partners. Join others and make your gift to Houston Public Media today!

DONATE

Houston Public Media

About
Careers
Commitment
TV
Radio
News
Shows

Compliance

CPB Compliance
FCC Station Information
FCC Applications
KUHF Public File
KUHT Public File
Ethics and Standards
Privacy Policy
Additional Disclosures

Subscribe to Our Newsletters

This Week

Get highlights, trending news, and behind-the-scenes insights from Houston Public Media delivered to your inbox each week.

4343 Elgin, Houston, TX 77204-0008

Houston Public Media is supported with your gifts to the Houston Public Media Foundation and is licensed to the University of Houston

Copyright © 2023