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The Department of Justice sued Texas over new redistricting maps Monday, saying the plans discriminate against voters in the state’s booming Latino and Black populations. The lawsuit, filed in ...
The Department of Justice sued Texas over new redistricting maps Monday, saying the plans discriminate against voters in the state's booming Latino and Black populations. The lawsuit, filed in the ...
A third lawsuit has been filed by the Biden administration regarding Texas redistricting maps which were deemed discriminatory. The most The post Feds allege Texas county voting maps are ...
The Texas Legislature passed legislative redistricting bills in 1981, but governor Clements vetoed the state Senate map, and the State Supreme Court struck down the state House map for violating the "county line rule". The Legislative Redistricting Board drew maps for both chambers, which were challenged by lawsuits in Terrazas v.
It ruled that the 2011 redistricting map violated either the VRA or the Constitution or a combination of both, and because the state used the maps proposed by Texas federal district court based on the original state maps following the U.S. Supreme Court ruling as the basis for the 2013 redistricting, that these were also similarly flawed.
Two redistricting maps were suggested regarding the county's third precinct; one proposal retained the precinct's majority minority status, while the other reduced the precinct's minority population to the lowest of the four precincts. The Commissioners' Court voted to enact the second map with Stephen Holmes, who represents the third precinct ...
Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Monday that the U.S. Department of Justice is taking legal action against Texas over its The post DOJ sues Texas over electoral maps they say ...
Several Latino groups and individuals filed a lawsuit challenging redistricting maps drawn by the Texas Legislature, saying they dilute Hispanic voting rights.