Court: TX Political Maps Don’t Protect Minority Vote!
By Ross Ramsey
Texas lawmakers didn’t comply with the Voting Rights Act when they drew new maps for congressional, state Senate and state House districts, a federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., ruled Tuesday.
“We conclude that Texas has failed to show that any of the redistricting plans merits preclearance,” the court said.
Attorney General Greg Abbott immediately said — via Twitter — that the state will appeal the ruling to the U.S. Supreme Court.
