NAACP Sues Texas Over Redrawn Congressional Maps, Says It Limits Black Voting Power

NAACP Sues Texas Over Redrawn Congressional Maps, Says It Limits Black Voting Power

NAACP sues state of Texas over new congressional map

The NAACP and the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law have filed a lawsuit against the state of Texas, challenging its recently approved congressional map. The lawsuit alleges that the new map is a form of racial gerrymandering. It argues the map is intended to dilute the voting power of Black and other minority […] The post NAACP sues state of Texas over new congressional map appeared first on The Black Wall Street Times.

NAACP to Sue Texas Over Redrawn Congressional Map, Claiming it Dilutes the Power of Minority Voters

The NAACP and the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law on Tuesday sued Texas over its congressional map that was redrawn at the behest of President Donald Trump, arguing it dilutes the power of Black voters and other minorities. The Republican-dominated Texas legislature passed the new map last week with hopes it would give Republicans five more seats in Congress. California’s legislature, dominated by Democrats, responded by passing it…