Texas congressional districts invalidated by U.S. court
Some of the state's 36 congressional districts violate either the U.S. Constitution or the federal Voting Rights Act, a three-judge panel of federal judges ruled late Friday.
In a long-delayed ruling, the judges ruled 2-1 that the political maps drawn by the Texas Legislature and used most recently for the 2016 elections, need to be redrawn.
Specifically, they pointed to Congressional District 23, which stretches from San Antonio to El Paso, takes in most of the Texas-Mexico border and is represented by Republican Will Hurd of Helotes; Congressional District 27, represented by Blake Farenthold, R-Corpus Christi; and Congressional District 35, a Central Texas district represented by Lloyd Doggett, D-Austin.
Friday's order also said that plaintiffs who challenged the map had proved that the Legislature intentionally diluted votes "through packing and cracking" in North Texas' District 26. District 26 is represented by Michael Burgess, R-Lewisville. The order, however, mentioned nothing about invalidating that district.
Read more: http://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2017/03/10/report-us-court-voids-texas-congressional-districts
[font color=330099]It would be a joyous occasion if I was no longer represented by Blake Farenthold.[/font]