92 Polling Sites Gone: The Hidden Strategy Targeting Texas’s Purple County

Let’s not mince words about what just went down in Texas. In a state where voter suppression is practically a pass-down heritage, Tarrant County officials executed a textbook maneuver: voting to slash 92 Election Day polling locations ahead of November. That drops the county’s footprint from 316 sites in 2022 to a meager 224. They’ll spin it in corporate speak, citing “efficiency,” “saving taxpayers money,” and cutting “low-turnout sites.” But anyone with an elementary grasp of Southern Read more […]

Virginia Voted Yes

Virginia voters approved a sweeping overhaul of the state’s congressional map Tuesday, a decision that could help determine control of the U.S. House and marks the latest escalation in a national redistricting battle that began with Republican-led efforts in several states. Will it work?