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Supreme Court voting rights ruling empowers Texas Republicans to redraw more partisan maps

Texas lawmakers will be able to draw more aggressively partisan maps for the state House, Senate and education board when they return in 2027.

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Gov. Greg Abbott asks Texas Supreme Court to expel House Democratic leader who left state

Legal experts say it’s “inconsistent with the Texas Constitution” to argue that leaving the state to halt legislative action qualifies as abandoning an office.

The Texas Tribune

Texas leaders have repeatedly claimed the state’s voting maps are race blind. Until the Trump DOJ disagreed.

Gov. Greg Abbott has acknowledged DOJ concerns that some districts were drawn “along strict racial lines.” Critics say it’s a political ploy.

The Texas Tribune

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Gov. Greg Abbott showing no rush to replace late U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner

Republicans hold a tiny majority in the House, creating an incentive for Abbott to hold off on calling an election for Turner’s seat, which would likely be filled by a Democrat.

The Texas Tribune

After U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee’s death, Texas Democrats have to find a new candidate for November

To fill her seat for the remainder of the current term, Gov. Greg Abbott would have to call a special election for the Houston-based district.

The Texas Tribune

Mayfield in demand: properties spend fewer days on market, multiple $1m-plus sales

'We can't keep up with buyer numbers'.

Newcastle Herald

The fringe suburbs tipped to boom with planned overhaul of Broadmeadow

The Broadmeadow Place Strategy includes up to 20,000 new homes.

Newcastle Herald

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US court hears Texas case that threatens to erode Black and Latino voters’ rights

Galveston county appeals after its electoral maps were thrown out for ‘stark and jarring’ violations of Voting Rights Act

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Sale of beachhouse sets a suburb record in Anna Bay, but for how long?

The sale topped the previous record by $200,000.

Newcastle Herald

Buy? Sell? What six property experts say will happen in Newcastle in 2024

Property experts share their thoughts about the year ahead.

Newcastle Herald

Baylor settles years-long federal lawsuit in sexual assault scandal that rocked Baptist school

Baylor University has settled a years-long federal lawsuit brought by 15 women who alleged they were sexually assaulted at the nation’s largest Baptist school

The Independent UK

South Tyneside father and son turned blind eye to large cannabis farm in former church

Chad Dunn, of Jarrow and Nevil Dunn, of South Shields, pleaded guilty to being concerned in the production of cannabis on the basis they ignored its presence

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Expensive houses cop biggest Hunter property price hit

A buyer's agent says vendors' price expectations have not shifted with the market.

Newcastle Herald

Ken Paxton wants more power to prosecute election crimes. These bills in the Texas Legislature would give it to him.

Although no evidence of widespread voter fraud has been found, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has been actively pursuing election-related crimes since he took office in 2015.

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In defamation lawsuit against Beto O’Rourke, lawyers debate whether Kelcy Warren is a public figure

Warren, a Dallas pipeline tycoon, sued O’Rourke in February over accusations he made on the campaign trail that Warren effectively bribed Gov. Greg Abbott with a $1 million campaign contribution following the 2021 power grid collapse.

Newcastle Herald

Does your street make the cut? Top 25 streets in Newcastle and Port Stephens revealed

Newcastle featured in 18 out of the 25 suburbs and Port Stephens had seven on the list.

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