Six years later, Fed Court says two Texas congressional districts must be redrawn by the State as they violate US Voting Rights or the Court will do it – PB/TK
U.S. court strikes down two Republican-drawn Texas congressional districts – By Jon Herskovitz / Aug 15 2017
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A U.S. court struck down two Republican-drawn U.S. congressional districts in Texas on Tuesday, saying they were discriminatory and ordering a remedy ahead of elections in 2018, court papers showed.
In the case that has been contested in federal courts for about six years, a three-judge panel at U.S. District Court in San Antonio ruled lawmakers drew up the districts to undermine the influence of racial minority voters, who plaintiffs argued typically show more support for Democrats than Republicans.
The court also said that the maps laying them out must either be fixed by the state or the courts.
The court said the 27th and 35th congressional districts were drawn in violation of the U.S. Voting Rights Act. Texas has 36 districts, with Republicans holding 25 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives and Democrats 11
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