The vote ensured the Senate met its constitutional requirement to redraw districts in the first regular session after publication of the 2020 census results.
as a “culmination” of the chamber’s redistricting work, including meeting constitutional obligations.
A large collection of individual voters and organizations representing voters of color argue Texas lawmakers discriminated — in some cases intentionally — against them. Texans of color were behind 95% of the population growth captured in the 2020 census, but their power was actually diminished in the maps when measured by their ability to meaningfully affect elections. They are joined by the U.S. Department of Justice in their legal challenge.
to block the reconfiguration of SD-10 from being used in last year’s elections while they pursued their legal challenge.
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