Texas Redistricting Sparks Political Tensions and Legal Challenges
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Texas is considering mid-cycle redistricting following a DOJ warning that some districts are unconstitutionally racially gerrymandered, with political motives suspected. The move faces legal challenges and controversy over whether the maps were drawn with racial considerations, raising concerns about potential impacts on upcoming elections and the integrity of the redistricting process.
- Texas leaders have repeatedly claimed the state’s voting maps are race blind. Until the Trump DOJ disagreed. The Texas Tribune
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- Republicans run a risky strategy for holding the House that rests on redrawn maps Politico
- House Democrats, California leaders weigh tit-for-tat redistricting if Texas Republicans redraw maps The Texas Tribune
- Redrawing Texas: the Republican plan to stack the decks for the midterms The Guardian
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