So, what's the basis of the claims in this lawsuit? Texas Standard: Under legal precedent, political gerrymandering is OK, but racial gerrymandering is still a violation of the Voting Rights Act. This interview has been edited lightly for clarity.
Listen to the interview with Jones in the audio player above or read the transcript below to learn more about how Jones expects a drawn-out process in the courts to decide the maps' final boundaries. Rice University political science professor Mark Jones says the argument is that the districts in their current form are disproportional. People of color contributed to 95% of Texas' population growth over the last 10 years. The National Redistricting Action Fund, an affiliate of the National Democratic Redistricting Committee led by Holder, announced its public support of a lawsuit by the group Voto Latino, which claims the maps dilute voting power of communities of color in Texas.
Attorney General Eric Holder is putting its weight toward a challenge to Texas' newly drawn political maps. An organization affiliated with former U.S.
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