Bell County Commissioner joins lawsuit against Gov. Abbott over Texas redistricting

Blue vs. Red: After Texas lawmakers approve redrawn congressional maps, multistate flareup starts

Lawsuits are flying over Texas’s recently approved “rigged” congressional maps, intended to give President Donald Trump control of Congress in next year’s midterm elections. In the meantime, states like California and New York are doing all they can to level the playing field. Redistricting usually happens on a decennial basis, right after the U.S. Census count. Last month, Trump demanded that Republicans produce five GOP-leaning congressional s…

NAACP joins lawsuit against Texas over new congressional maps, alleging racial gerrymandering

The NAACP’s lawsuit joins a long-running federal case filed by the League of United Latin American Citizens, or LULAC, in 2021. That case is now targeting the state’s newly approved congressional maps.

Bell County Commissioner joins lawsuit against Gov. Abbott over Texas redistricting

Bell County Commissioner Louie Minor, D-Killeen, joined a lawsuit with the League of United Latin American Citizens and 20 Texas residents against Gov. Greg Abbott over redistricting maps they say are based on racial discrimination.