HOW GREG ABBOTT’S COMMENTS BACKFIRED IN COURT TO DOOM TEXAS GERRYMANDER
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✍️ A federal court struck down Texas' new congressional map, ruling that it was an illegal racial gerrymander, after Governor Greg Abbott's comments tied the process to a court ruling that changed the racial makeup of who can bring legal challenges under the Voting Rights Act.
👉 A federal court struck down Texas' new congressional map as an illegal racial gerrymander 👉 Governor Greg Abbott's comments tied the process to a court ruling that changed the racial makeup of who can bring legal challenges under the Voting Rights Act 👉 The court found that Abbott's comments explicitly directed the Legislature to redistrict based on race 👉 Republican lawmakers unduly tethered the process to race
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