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Monday, April 29, 2013  Last year the battle over redistricting maps postponed the election day, creating havoc for local political parties and candidates.

Monday, April 08, 2013  Members of the Texas Legislature are considering making changes to the state election laws.

Friday, December 28, 2012  Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst is accusing a longtime political adviser of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from his campaign account.

Tuesday, November 06, 2012  The polls are closed in almost all of Texas for Tuesday's general election.

Wednesday, October 03, 2012  A newspaper analysis shows that people living in traditionally black Harris County neighborhoods received a disproportionate share of letters advising them that they were in danger of having their voter registration canceled because they were presumed dead.

Monday, September 17, 2012  Election Day is in just 49 days. The political conventions have passed but have you made your choice?

Wednesday, May 30, 2012  Full election results from Pronews 7 .

Wednesday, May 30, 2012  The first signs of how conservative the 2013 Texas Legislature will be emerged in the primary, and all signs point to a tea party movement determined to tighten its grip on Texas public policy.

Wednesday, May 30, 2012  The Texas primaries brought little change to the state's political makeup, with incumbents overwhelming fending off internal challenges ahead of November's general election. The one exception was the Legislature.

Tuesday, May 29, 2012  The polls have opened in Texas for the primary election that's a step leading to a new U.S. senator for the state.

Wednesday, February 29, 2012  Texas politicians were closely studying new political maps issued by a federal court to decide whether their next move would be to run, drop out or sue.

Monday, February 06, 2012  A congressman's lawyer says the Texas attorney general has agreed to a temporary voting map that could keep the April 3 date for primary elections in Texas.

Tuesday, January 31, 2012  Attorneys for the Justice Department and state of Texas are making their closing arguments in a Washington courtroom over whether electoral maps crafted by the Republican-dominated Texas Legislature violate the Voting Rights Act.

Wednesday, January 25, 2012  Opposing sides are expected to continue summoning expert witnesses as a trial continues in a federal court in Washington on Texas political redistricting.

Friday, May 27, 2011  Gov. Rick Perry has signed into law a measure that requires Texans to show photo identification before voting.