Texas Democrats Leave State to Block G.O.P. From Redrawing Political Map The walkout was a sharp escalation in the clash over a redistricting effort. Gov.

The term was apparently first coined that year after Massachusetts Governor Elbridge Gerry brought into law a plan that included a district many thought looked like a salamander. Opponents then ...

The fight over Republicans’ push to redraw the Texas congressional map has widened into a national political war, with red and blue states moving to counteract each other and ambitious ...