The voters, and the Department of Justice, allege Houston County is discriminating against Black voters.

Currently, Houston County elects its county commission through at-large — or countywide — elections. But under that system, the DOJ argues that white voters overpower Black voters.

Even though Trump’s DOJ pulled out of their lawsuit that alleged Houston County, Georgia violated Black voters’ rights, the case is still active.

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed a lawsuit against Houston County, Ga., alleging its process for electing its board of commissioners violates Black voters’ rights. The county uses an at ...

The DOJ under Trump's administration withdraws a case against Houston County, sparking a new legal battle over the Voting Rights Act amid citizen intervention.

The Department of Justice has sued to block a merger involving Houston’s largest publicly traded software company a year after the deal was announced.

The U.S. Justice Department sued a Georgia county Thursday, alleging that its method of electing county commissioners discriminates against Black voters. Houston County, home to 163,000 people ...

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit Monday against the Biden-Harris administration and the Department of Justice over the plan to use federal agents as election monitors on Election Day.

The civil lawsuit says those at-large elections violate the Voting Rights Act by unfairly diluting the influence of Black voters.

Two Black voters from Houston County, GA join the Department of Justice’s lawsuit against the county. They also sued the Board of Elections.