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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsVoto Latino and voters sue Texas over new congressional map, claiming that it violates the VRA
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See https://www.democracydocket.com/cases/texas-redistricting-challenge-voto-latino/
Lawsuit filed on behalf of Voto Latino and Texas voters challenging the states newly-enacted congressional map, Senate Bill 6, following the release of 2020 census data. The complaint alleges that the new districts violate Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act by diluting the voting strength of communities of color, particularly Latinx and Black communities. The suit asks the court to block the map and order the creation of a new map that adequately represents the states minority populations and allows Latinx and Black voters to elect candidates of their choice.
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Voto Latino and voters sue Texas over new congressional map, claiming that it violates the VRA (Original Post)
LetMyPeopleVote
Oct 2021
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LetMyPeopleVote
(143,999 posts)1. Update
brer cat
(24,401 posts)2. My understanding is that the increase in TX population
was largely Latix. They should be well represented in the new districts. I hope they are successful with this suit.
LetMyPeopleVote
(143,999 posts)3. Latino groups sue over Texas redistricting
You are correct
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The 2020 census showed that Texas population grew by nearly 4 million people, making it the only state to add two congressional seats because of population growth.
The Latino population in Texas grew by 1.98 million, while the white population grew by just 187,252. Latinos are on track to outnumber whites by the end of the year or early next year, and they are at near-parity with the white population in Texas.
The increase in other minority populations, including people who identify as more than one race, was responsible for 95 percent of the population increase, the lawsuit said.
The lawsuit also argues that the 2020 census shows that court-ordered maps that were used in the 2020 general election do not reflect the population shifts that occurred within the last decade and are unconstitutionally malapportioned.
The Latino population in Texas grew by 1.98 million, while the white population grew by just 187,252. Latinos are on track to outnumber whites by the end of the year or early next year, and they are at near-parity with the white population in Texas.
The increase in other minority populations, including people who identify as more than one race, was responsible for 95 percent of the population increase, the lawsuit said.
The lawsuit also argues that the 2020 census shows that court-ordered maps that were used in the 2020 general election do not reflect the population shifts that occurred within the last decade and are unconstitutionally malapportioned.
SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)4. K&R!