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U.S. Supreme Court clears Texas' GOP-favored congressional map

The ruling won't change anything for elections in Texas.

Politics & Policy

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday struck down a lower court ruling that blocked Texas from using its <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="new congressional map" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/austin/2025/08/20/texas-democrats-redistricting-gerrymandering-trump" data-vars-content-id="55d0e518-d03f-4f30-9361-be7800e43b7e" data-vars-headline="U.S. Supreme Court clears Texas&#x27; GOP-favored congressional map" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/austin/2025/08/20/texas-democrats-redistricting-gerrymandering-trump" target="_self">new congressional map</a> favoring Republicans, with the high court cementing the new map that was already in use.Why it matters: The ruling ends <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="a lawsuit" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2025/11/22/supreme-court-texas-congressional-map-redistricting" data-vars-content-id="55d0e518-d03f-4f30-9361-be7800e43b7e" data-vars-headline="U.S. Supreme Court clears Texas&#x27; GOP-favored congressional map" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2025/11/22/supreme-court-texas-congressional-map-redistricting" target="_self">a lawsuit</a> over the new map in Texas, the first state to begin what turned into a nationwide redistricting battle.

How much health insurance is costing Texans

It can be tough to afford health care, even with insurance.

Local Brief

<a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Health insurance" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2026/01/15/aca-enrollment-texas-health-care-subsidies-free" data-vars-content-id="dbc30ecf-3c08-4693-943b-5d09cb212367" data-vars-headline="How much health insurance is costing Texans" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2026/01/15/aca-enrollment-texas-health-care-subsidies-free" target="_self">Health insurance</a> costs ate up 10% or more of median family income in 19 states including Texas, according to a recent <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="analysis" data-vars-click-url="https://www.commonwealthfund.org/blog/2026/is-employer-coverage-affordable-how-states-stack-up" data-vars-content-id="dbc30ecf-3c08-4693-943b-5d09cb212367" data-vars-headline="How much health insurance is costing Texans" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.commonwealthfund.org/blog/2026/is-employer-coverage-affordable-how-states-stack-up" target="_blank">analysis</a>.Why it matters: The findings show how tough it can be to <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="afford health care" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/dallas/2025/12/16/health-care-costs-texans" data-vars-content-id="dbc30ecf-3c08-4693-943b-5d09cb212367" data-vars-headline="How much health insurance is costing Texans" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/dallas/2025/12/16/health-care-costs-texans" target="_self">afford health care</a>, even with insurance.

It's peak Fiesta season: Here's your parade guide

San Antonio's biggest parades take over this weekend.

Culture

It&#x27;s <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="parade weekend in downtown San Antonio" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2026/04/10/fiesta-san-antonio-2026-dates-guide-things-to-know" data-vars-content-id="c8b578ec-e1cd-4990-a505-fc8a532e85cd" data-vars-headline="It&#x27;s peak Fiesta season: Here&#x27;s your parade guide" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2026/04/10/fiesta-san-antonio-2026-dates-guide-things-to-know" target="_self">parade weekend in downtown San Antonio</a> as Battle of Flowers kicks off Friday, followed by Fiesta Flambeau on Saturday.Why it matters: These are two of the city&#x27;s most celebrated events — so big that city offices, schools and many businesses close Friday.

Spurs fans blocked from Commerce Street after win

Commerce Street honking was disrupted Sunday, but fans found workarounds.

Spurs fans hoping to flood Commerce Street on Sunday to <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="celebrate the team&#x27;s" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2026/03/20/san-antonio-spurs-clinch-playoffs-2019-2026" data-vars-content-id="429ad725-ae04-456f-a63a-d47718c3af54" data-vars-headline="Spurs fans blocked from Commerce Street after win" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2026/03/20/san-antonio-spurs-clinch-playoffs-2019-2026" target="_self">celebrate the team&#x27;s</a> Game 4 win over the Portland Trail Blazers were diverted away because of Fiesta celebrations, authorities say. Why it matters: The post-game honking tradition is a uniquely San Antonio expression of pride that dates back to the team&#x27;s 1999 championship.

How Gov. Greg Abbott wields power

He's on track to consolidate even more influence.

News

Texas <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Gov. Greg Abbott" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/houston/2025/11/18/texas-abbott-muslim-brotherhood-cair-terrorist-organizations" data-vars-content-id="8ca99f31-2b19-4797-a0a7-e36236e89c04" data-vars-headline="How Gov. Greg Abbott wields power" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/houston/2025/11/18/texas-abbott-muslim-brotherhood-cair-terrorist-organizations" target="_self">Gov. Greg Abbott</a> is on track to consolidate even more power if he wins an unprecedented fourth term in November.Why it matters: <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Abbott" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2024/08/21/texas-gov-greg-abbott-migrant-busing-dnc-border" data-vars-content-id="8ca99f31-2b19-4797-a0a7-e36236e89c04" data-vars-headline="How Gov. Greg Abbott wields power" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2024/08/21/texas-gov-greg-abbott-migrant-busing-dnc-border" target="_self">Abbott</a> has redefined the powers of a Texas governor, is largely unchallenged within his party and has remained relatively popular over his 11 years in power.

How the SCOTUS birthright case could affect Bexar babies

The Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday over President Trump's executive order restricting birthright citizenship.

On average, 5,400 babies were born each year to immigrant mothers in Bexar County from 2016 to 2024, according to CDC data — underscoring how many local families could be affected by potential changes to birthright citizenship.Why it matters: The Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday over President Trump&#x27;s executive order restricting birthright citizenship, in a case that could reshape who is recognized as an American at birth.

Federal bill would let cities bid to keep pro sports teams

The bill could reshape how pro teams negotiate deals.

U.S. Rep. Greg Casar (D-Austin) and U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) have introduced federal legislation that would require owners of professional sports teams to give their community a chance to buy the team before relocating.Why it matters: Questions about the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Spurs potentially relocating" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2025/09/02/san-antonio-spurs-relocation-austin-new-arena" data-vars-content-id="1cbbbb16-810f-4a16-b8b9-c127c642b4b8" data-vars-headline="Federal bill would let cities bid to keep pro sports teams" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2025/09/02/san-antonio-spurs-relocation-austin-new-arena" target="_self">Spurs potentially relocating</a> if voters didn&#x27;t approve public funding for a new arena roiled San Antonio last fall.

San Antonio council gears up for police funding fight

The dispute comes as major police decisions loom.

A battle over police staffing is brewing at <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="San Antonio City Hall" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2026/02/09/san-antonio-city-council-saws-rate-increase" data-vars-content-id="976caafe-06f1-43f6-b2cc-a499d6f30831" data-vars-headline="San Antonio council gears up for police funding fight" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2026/02/09/san-antonio-city-council-saws-rate-increase" target="_self">San Antonio City Hall</a>.Why it matters: The dispute highlights contrasting spending priorities on the City Council in a <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="tight budget year" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2025/09/18/san-antonio-city-council-budget-deficit" data-vars-content-id="976caafe-06f1-43f6-b2cc-a499d6f30831" data-vars-headline="San Antonio council gears up for police funding fight" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2025/09/18/san-antonio-city-council-budget-deficit" target="_self">tight budget year</a> and ahead of major decisions related to the police department&#x27;s next chief and union contract.

Texas primaries test GOP redistricting strategy

Republicans might not gain all five House seats they want.

The Texas primaries this month <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="offered Democrats some hope" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2026/03/05/democrats-texas-talarico-voter-turnout" data-vars-content-id="65e5e045-b7fb-4001-9588-fc8dbe2d45a1" data-vars-headline="Texas primaries test GOP redistricting strategy" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2026/03/05/democrats-texas-talarico-voter-turnout" target="_self">offered Democrats some hope</a> that Republicans&#x27; mid-decade <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="redistricting" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2025/07/30/texas-redistricting-republicans-map-trump" data-vars-content-id="65e5e045-b7fb-4001-9588-fc8dbe2d45a1" data-vars-headline="Texas primaries test GOP redistricting strategy" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2025/07/30/texas-redistricting-republicans-map-trump" target="_self">redistricting</a> last year <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="won&#x27;t net the GOP all five seats" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2025/07/28/texas-redistricting-abbott-republicans-risk" data-vars-content-id="65e5e045-b7fb-4001-9588-fc8dbe2d45a1" data-vars-headline="Texas primaries test GOP redistricting strategy" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2025/07/28/texas-redistricting-abbott-republicans-risk" target="_self">won&#x27;t net the GOP all five seats</a> the party wants to gain in the U.S. House.Why it matters: Texas Republicans, at the urging of President Trump, kicked off a nationwide <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="redistricting war" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2025/10/28/redistricting-illinois-indiana-trump-jeffries" data-vars-content-id="65e5e045-b7fb-4001-9588-fc8dbe2d45a1" data-vars-headline="Texas primaries test GOP redistricting strategy" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2025/10/28/redistricting-illinois-indiana-trump-jeffries" target="_self">redistricting war</a> for control of the House — but the party leaned on past gains with Hispanic voters in South Texas that are <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="showing signs of cracking" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2026/03/05/latino-voter-turnout-texas-primaries-elections" data-vars-content-id="65e5e045-b7fb-4001-9588-fc8dbe2d45a1" data-vars-headline="Texas primaries test GOP redistricting strategy" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2026/03/05/latino-voter-turnout-texas-primaries-elections" target="_self">showing signs of cracking</a>.

Latino turnout surges in Dem primary in Texas, testing GOP gains

Democratic participation across Texas was highest among the past three primaries — but it was even higher in Latino-majority counties.

Democratic primary <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="turnout" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/dallas/2026/03/03/democratic-early-voting-turnout-texas" data-vars-content-id="8e4e7fdb-5511-4575-bdfa-2b70529a4164" data-vars-headline="Latino turnout surges in Dem primary in Texas, testing GOP gains" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/dallas/2026/03/03/democratic-early-voting-turnout-texas" target="_self">turnout</a> in Latino hubs across Texas surged, while GOP turnout slumped, suggesting some Texas Latinos have turned away from the Republican Party.Why it matters: The results could signal a renewed interest in Democratic candidates in the fall general election after many voters along the Texas-Mexico border and in other Latino-majority areas <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="shifted to the right" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2025/06/26/trump-harris-latino-voters-2024-election-pew" data-vars-content-id="8e4e7fdb-5511-4575-bdfa-2b70529a4164" data-vars-headline="Latino turnout surges in Dem primary in Texas, testing GOP gains" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2025/06/26/trump-harris-latino-voters-2024-election-pew" target="_self">shifted to the right</a> just two years ago, experts tell Axios.

Here's who won in Texas' statewide office races

Eight non-judicial statewide posts are on the ballot this November.

Politics

Texas voters cast primary ballots for Republican and Democratic candidates in eight non-judicial statewide races. In races where no candidate received more than 50% of the vote, the top two finishers will advance to a May 26 runoff.Here are the results of each race, per <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="AP" data-vars-click-url="https://apnews.com/projects/elections-2026/texas-primary/" data-vars-content-id="996c8733-941c-4185-8316-c5851ee1e092" data-vars-headline="Here&#x27;s who won in Texas&#x27; statewide office races" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://apnews.com/projects/elections-2026/texas-primary/" target="_blank">AP</a> and unofficial <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="vote tallies" data-vars-click-url="https://goelect.txelections.civixapps.com/ivis-enr-ui/races" data-vars-content-id="996c8733-941c-4185-8316-c5851ee1e092" data-vars-headline="Here&#x27;s who won in Texas&#x27; statewide office races" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://goelect.txelections.civixapps.com/ivis-enr-ui/races" target="_blank">vote tallies</a>:

Former Mayor Nirenberg wins Bexar County judge election

Nirenberg and Sakai have campaigned on differing visions.

Former Mayor Ron Nirenberg defeated Bexar County Judge Peter Sakai in the race for the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="top county job" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2025/11/15/ron-nirenberg-peter-sakai-bexar-county-judge" data-vars-content-id="75505bc1-eb01-4077-9e78-1bcf37a4e3d1" data-vars-headline="Former Mayor Nirenberg wins Bexar County judge election" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2025/11/15/ron-nirenberg-peter-sakai-bexar-county-judge" target="_self">top county job</a>.Why it matters: The two prominent Democrats campaigned on <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="differing visions" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2026/02/13/bexar-county-judge-democratic-primary-election" data-vars-content-id="75505bc1-eb01-4077-9e78-1bcf37a4e3d1" data-vars-headline="Former Mayor Nirenberg wins Bexar County judge election" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2026/02/13/bexar-county-judge-democratic-primary-election" target="_self">differing visions</a> for the role of Bexar County judge, with Nirenberg arguing the county should expand its ambition and reach, and Sakai maintaining that the office-holder should stick to the basics.

Bexar County early voting: Dems outpace GOP

More Bexar County voters are turning out to cast ballots in the Democratic primary than the Republican primary during early voting.

Turnout in <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Bexar County" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2026/02/17/san-antonio-texas-election-2026-primary-guide" data-vars-content-id="700d6a8a-055a-4eb5-aaf6-109b360dc41c" data-vars-headline="Bexar County early voting: Dems outpace GOP" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2026/02/17/san-antonio-texas-election-2026-primary-guide" target="_self">Bexar County</a> was up 48% in the first five days of early voting compared to the same timeframe in the 2022 primary — with more voters casting <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Democratic" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/austin/2025/12/08/texas-primary-election-paxton-cornyn-crockett-talarico" data-vars-content-id="700d6a8a-055a-4eb5-aaf6-109b360dc41c" data-vars-headline="Bexar County early voting: Dems outpace GOP" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/austin/2025/12/08/texas-primary-election-paxton-cornyn-crockett-talarico" target="_self">Democratic</a> ballots than Republican ones so far.Why it matters: Primaries tend to attract the most dedicated voters. High Democratic turnout in March could signal momentum heading into the November midterm election.

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