Rather than hold a special election early to make sure voters in the 18th Congressional District had a representative, Gov. Greg Abbott opted to set the special election for November.

When The Texas Newsroom asked for the emails, the governor's office said some of the correspondence with the billionaire and his companies contains "intimate" information that isn't of "legitimate concern to the public.

There is already an ongoing lawsuit over the last time Texas redrew the lines, with a federal court saying it won't consider any new testimony until after the special session.

Redistricting is one of 18 items on the agenda during the Texas legislative special session that begins July 21.

Members of Congress from Houston are pushing back against a special legislative session called by Governor Greg Abbott.

More than one million Houstonians could have new congressional representation as early as next year under Gov. Greg Abbott's push to redraw the state's political maps.

AUSTIN, Texas — Houston-area Democrats are criticizing a move by the GOP-controlled Legislature to redraw the state's congressional district map following a claim by the Department of Justice that four districts are unconstitutional.