Fair Maps Texas is suing Abbott over redistricting maps
TAG24.COM | Published on 11/17/2021
Austin, Texas – A group of voting rights advocates filed a lawsuit against Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Secretary of State John Scott over the state's new redistricting maps.
Numerous voting rights organizations joined Fair Maps Texas Action Committee's lawsuit against the governor and secretary of state, which was announced on Tuesday.
The lawsuit states that the 2020 census showed that people of color accounted for 95% of the state's population increase over the past decade, and argues that the newly enacted redistricting plans fail to depict such reality.
"Instead, Texas has once again done what it has done several times before, drawing electoral districts that intentionally discriminate against the state’s minority populations and dilute their voting power," the lawsuit claims.
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