DoJ sues Texas, saying electoral map plans violate Voting Rights Act

Redistricting proposals violate section 2 by denying rights to Latino and Black voters, attorney general Merrick Garland says

lThe US Department of Justice is suing Texas over its new electoral maps, saying the plans violate the Voting Rights Act by making it more difficult for Black and Latino voters to elect their preferred candidates.

Minority voters accounted for 95% of population growth in Texas over the last decade but there are no new majority-minority districts in the new plans. Texas gained two new seats in Congress because of its high population growth over the last decade.