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2/ Texas’ new political maps have come under fire for diluting the political power of voters of color despite people of color accounting for 95% of Texas’ population growth in the last decade.
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With surgical precision, Republicans draw two congressional districts…
The GOP is losing its hold on suburbs of Dallas and Fort Worth as they grow more diverse. Two new districts show how far the party is reaching to entrench rural, white electoral power.
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3/ Republicans have argued that Texas’ political maps are “race blind." But the maps for Congress and the Texas House will shrink the number of districts in which eligible Hispanic and Black voters can realistically sway election outcomes. bit.ly/3jmpKWW
Grouping of bar charts showing how Texas' new districts don't account for demographic shifts. People of color make up 95% of Texas’ population growth, but the state’s new political districts favor white voters. Texas is 40% white, 39% Hispanic, 12% Black, 5% Asian. In the new congressional districts, 23 districts have white people as the majority demographic group among eligible voters. 7 are Hispanic. 8 have no majority. In the state House districts, 89 districts have white people as the majority demographic group among eligible voters. 38 are Hispanic. 6 are Black, and 25 have no majority. In state Senate districts, 28 districts have white people as the majority demographic group among eligible voters. 7 are Hispanic. 1 is Black people. 3 have no majority.
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There's what you know, & what you can prove in court. Those bozos in North Carolina who put their racist intent in an email lost their court case, but as a result I can't imagine Texas Rs would make that same mistake. And short of such a proof of intent it's hard to win these.
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