Texas Democrat Greg Casar warns Trump-backed redistricting threatens voting rights
U.S. Rep. Greg Casar’s job is threatened by Republicans’ new redistricting plan. He says the map was drawn by Trump’s…
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How gerrymandering became a blood sport
Fights over Congressional maps never used to be this intense. On Tuesday, Texas Republicans voted to issue civil arrest warrants…
Texas GOP Caucus chair on what’s next in state’s redistricting battle
On Sunday, Texas Democrats fled the state to avoid giving Republicans a quorum for a special session. We speak with…
Illinois Gov. Pritzker on why his state is hosting Texas state lawmakers
NPR’s Juana Summers speaks with J.B. Pritzker, the governor of Illinois, about hosting a group of Texas state lawmakers as…
Hurricane Katrina helped change New Orleans’ public defender system
In 2006, Ari Shapiro reported on how Hurricane Katrina made an already broken public defender system in New Orleans worse….