US EditionTexas election map for 2026 is racially biased, voting-rights advocates say in lawsuit
The NAACP alleges Texas' new congressional map dilutes voting strength of Black and Latino voters, violating the Voting Rights Act and U.S. Constitution, aiming to block its enforcement.
- On Tuesday, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People sued Texas to block its new congressional map, alleging it discriminates against voters of color and violates the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
- Last week, the Texas Legislature passed a Republican-favored map that could flip five districts by merging Democratic seats in Houston, Austin, and Dallas‑Fort Worth, and Gov. Greg Abbott is expected to sign it soon.
- Derrick Johnson said Texas's mid-decade redistricting is racially motivated, and plaintiffs contend it dilutes Black and Latino voters' strength and blocks their candidate choices.
- The lawsuit asks a court to declare the map enacted with discriminatory purpose and bar Texas from enforcing it, while the NAACP urged California, New York, and others to act immediately, according to the Tuesday filing.
- The dispute adds to a national wave of redistricting fights as California Gov. Gavin Newsom moves to redraw maps and hold a November special election amid claims against Texas's discriminatory history.
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NAACP Asks Texas Court to Block Redrawn Congressional Map
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) on Aug. 26 filed a motion seeking to block Texas’s newly enacted congressional map, arguing it “intentionally discriminates based on race.” The NAACP filed the motion for a preliminary injunction in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas in El Paso, as part of a lawsuit that names the Texas governor and the Texas secretary of state as defendants. The motion…
NAACP Asks Texas Court to Block Redrawn Congressional Map - The Thinking Conservative
NAACP filed a motion seeking to block Texas’s newly enacted congressional map, arguing it “intentionally discriminates based on race.” The post NAACP Asks Texas Court to Block Redrawn Congressional Map appeared first on The Thinking Conservative.
NAACP sues Texas over redrawn congressional map, calling it discriminatory - West Hawaii Today
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.
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Tulsa WorldTexas lawsuit aims to overturn new map
AUSTIN, Texas — Voting-rights advocates including the NAACP sued Tuesday to overturn a redistricting map drawn by Texas Republicans meant to favor the party in the 2026 midterm elections, saying it weakens the electoral influence of Black voters.
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