A judicial panel ruled Thursday that Texas House redistricting in 2011 violated the U.S. Constitution and the Voting Rights Act, the third time this year that a federal court has found the Republican-dominated Legislature intentionally diluted minority voting strength. “The impact of the plan was certainly to reduce minority voting opportunity statewide, resulting in even… Read More »
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