WARNER ROBINS, Ga. — A newly filed lawsuit by the Department of Justice argues the way Houston County elects its county commission violates the U.S. Voting Rights Act of 1965, hurting Black ...

President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice has pulled out of a lawsuit that accused Houston County of violating its Black residents’ civil rights through its election system, court records ...

Houston County officials met with DOJ on Jan. 8, 2025, to obtain additional information from them and further discuss the allegations. DOJ then proceeded with filing its lawsuit on Jan. 16, 2025 ...

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 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 ...

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Justice Department said on Thursday it has filed a lawsuit against Houston County, Georgia, to challenge the county's at-large method of electing its board of commissioners ...