No bigger issue looms on the congressional map than the treatment of CD-25 - Travis Co. anchored district currently represented by Congressman Lloyd Doggett. Although the San Antonio court chose not to protect the district in its interim map (Plan C235... »
We received a good number of press releases yesterday regarding redistricting. Below the jump are statements from: Texas Democratic Party Lone Star Project Congressman Lloyd Doggett MALC Chairman Trey Martinez Fischer Patrick Shearer, Candidate for CD-... »
Throughout the GOP presidential primary, we've heard Republican candidates use extreme and offensive anti-immigration and anti-Latino rhetoric on the campaign trail. Tonight, the four remaining Republican presidential candidates will participate in a d... »
500 Years In The Making: The Tejano Monument - On Jan. 13, workers finally broke ground on the Texas Capitol site where a 525-square-foot statuary honoring the legacy of Tejanos, or Texans of Mexican and Spanish descent, will be dedicated March 29. Chi... »
What a long strange primary season it has been. We started our BOR GOP Debate Watch events five months ago, with Rick Perry's first appearance in a debate. Since then, Rick dropped out, Romney muddled along, Gingrich briefly grabbed the lead, and now S... »
MALDEF, the Mexican-American Legal Defense and Education Fund, has released a statement in favor of AG Greg Abbott's terrible compromise maps. Remember, Abbott has not obtained the support of the NAACP, Wendy Davis, the Travis County Groups, or MALC. M... »
A new study of the nation’s top metropolitan areas ranks the Austin region below the middle of the pack in terms of equality between Latinos and whites. The Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos region came in 56th among the nation’s most populated 100 metro ar... »
The parties in Texas' redistricting lawsuit have been trying for two weeks to agree on election maps, but as a Valentine's Day court date approaches, the chance of a compromise still seemed remote, according to interviews with some of the parties.The r... »
