Daily Archives: November 26, 2025

Redistricting plaintiffs ask SCOTUS to put the old map back in

As expected. The original civil rights groups who challenged Texas’ new gerrymandered maps back in August of this year have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reinstate a lower court ruling that would temporarily block the use of the redistricted … Continue reading

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Endorsement watch: Salinas for the runoff

Sometimes the Chronicle makes an endorsement in a race where there may be a runoff and their preferred candidate doesn’t make the cut. They then get to have a do-over for the overtime period. That’s what happened in the Houston … Continue reading

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Texas blog roundup for the week of November 24

The Texas Progressive Alliance has been tasting cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie for weeks now as it brings you this holiday-inflected roundup. Off the Kuff had multiple posts about the redistricting ruling. SocraticGadfly read about Joaquin Castro’s latest excuse for … Continue reading

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