ODESSA, Texas — Ector County is moving forward with a plan to enhance emergency services outside city limits by appointing ...

The new map, presented to the public on May 30, alters the Democratic Precincts 1 and 2 in southern Tarrant County. Precinct ...

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Mansfield Mayor Evans criticizes new precinct map, alleging it favors Republicans and marginalizes voters. TARRANT COUNTY, Texas — Mansfield Mayor Michael Evans told us he wasn’t surprised by the 3-2 ...

A packed courtroom anxiously waited to find out if commissioners would change their representatives. Instead, that got ...

Although some precincts just outside the Odessa city limits voted against the proposal, the districts will serve most of unincorporated Ector County. Officials say the districts will address the ...

Miles told KERA News the maps pack people of color into his precinct. If one of the proposed maps passes, “Tarrant County would be known as one of the most racist counties in this country ...

Tarrant County officials received a sixth map for their consideration before the June 3 vote to choose a new precinct map. An email was sent to the commissioners court members’ chiefs of staff Tuesday ...

Court records show that on Friday, an Ector County jury found Weldon Needham guilty on three counts of Sexual Assault of Child, second-degree felony and one count of Continuous Sexual Abuse of ...