September 03, 2025
A Georgia federal judge has refused to dismiss a suit alleging Houston County's at-large method of electing its board of commissioners dilutes Black voting strength in violation of the Voting Rights Act, disagreeing with the board's interpretation of the VRA's rules allowing such suits, among other issues.
January 17, 2025
Federal prosecutors have hit middle Georgia's Houston County with a voting rights lawsuit alleging that the county's "history of official discrimination" has continued to the present day by gerrymandering Black citizens out of representation in their local government.