NAACP sues Texas over congressional redistricting, saying it strips Black voters of political power

The organization's suit also says that the redrawn Texas maps violate section 2 of the Voting Rights Act

Texas's redrawn congressional maps have drawn a lawsuit from the NAACP, accusing the state of committing a racial gerrymander with its maps that strip Black voters of their political power.

The lawsuit, joined by the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, names Texas's Republican governor, Greg Abbott, and secretary of state, Jane Nelson, as defendants. It asks a federal judge for a preliminary injunction preventing the use of the redrawn maps, arguing that the redistricting violates the US constitution by improperly reducing the power of voters of color. It also argues that the maps violate section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.