Articles tagged: Michael Li
Finger-Wagging, but No Oversight, for Texas Redistricting
A federal court delivers a stern warning but no relief despite Texas’ long history of deliberately discriminatory voting laws.
Even though Texas lawmakers deliberately discriminated against minority voters the last time they drew congressional and state district lines, the Texas Legisla...Read More
New Redistricting Lawsuit Would Tilt State Senate In Favor of White Voters
An effort to change the way Texas draws state senate districts could have important consequences for the way the state does politics....Read More
Texas’ Undemocratic Party Primary System
The high-water mark for participation in a party primary? 1926.
Texans were less likely to vote in a party primary in 2014 than at any point in the last 90 years. That's terrible for the state....Read More
Behind the Headlines: How the Voting Rights Decision Affects Texas
This morning, the Supreme Court gutted a key part of the Voting Rights Act, the transformative 1965 law that swept away literacy tests, poll taxes and establish...Read More
