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Lawmakers adjourned in the early hours of Tuesday morning, securing changes to the state’s political maps and other conservative goals.
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Before they’re even signed into law, the state’s new maps for congressional and statehouse districts have been challenged in federal court by the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund.
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Lawmakers send Abbott new political maps that would further solidify GOP’s grip on Texas LegislatureThe redistricting plans for the House, Senate and State Board of Education were approved Friday.
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“Republicans have gerrymandered me out of my district,” Talarico tweeted. “If they think they can keep me off the House floor, they better think again.”
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Texas House passes proposed new map of districts, aiming to protect GOP majority for the next decadeMembers considered more than 50 amendments to the proposed map during debate that began Tuesday and ended early Wednesday. Some of the biggest changes focused on Dallas and Harris counties.
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The state gained two additional seats in Congress because of its population growth. People of color drove that growth, with Hispanics making up nearly 2 million of the state’s 4 million additional residents.
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The proposed congressional map also increases the number of districts where Trump had a majority of voters over Biden in 2020 and protects Republican incumbents who might have been vulnerable by packing their districts with more Trump voters.
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Las personas negras, hispanas y asiáticas representaron la mayoría del masivo crecimiento poblacional en el estado esta última década — y algunos grupos dicen que los nuevo mapas políticos deberían reflejar esto.
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The Texas Legislature is focused on the always-controversial — and extremely complicated — process of redrawing the state’s voting maps. This glossary should help better equip you to follow the political battle ahead.
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Black, Hispanic and Asian Texans made up the majority of the state's massive growth in the past decade — and groups say new political maps should reflect that.