People of color made up 95% of Texas’ population growth, and the Hispanic and white populations are nearly equal in size. But white voters will have disproportionate control of elections under the state’s new political maps. https://t.co/5mKw5WtWPs pic.twitter.com/BroMa3aXge
— Texas Tribune (@TexasTribune) October 29, 2021
Late last night Texas legislature passed extreme gerrymandered US House maps
— Ari Berman (@AriBerman) October 19, 2021
Whites 40% population but control 60% districts
Latinos 39% of population but control 18% districts
Blacks 12% of population but control 0% districts
Asians 5% of population but control 0% districts
"The Texas House approved a congressional election plan late Saturday that would lock in an overwhelming GOP edge for a decade — despite a slipping share of the population & fact that Texas’ two new seats stem from growth in the Hispanic population."https://t.co/SQmIyMs7AN
— Ronald Brownstein (@RonBrownstein) October 17, 2021
I don't really get it… the Texas GOP unveils a redistricting plan that gives them a 65/35 R split of seats (when 2020 votes were 53/44 R), and which gets *more* biased towards Rs as Dems gain ground statewide… and the framing is "why Dem geography hurts GOP gerrymandering"? https://t.co/tsSB9WB9aw
— G. Elliott Morris (@gelliottmorris) September 27, 2021
95% of Texas population growth in last decade came from communities of color & state gained gained 11 Hispanic residents for every new white resident but new GOP congressional map doesn't create any new majority Hispanic districts. This is what gerrymandering looks like https://t.co/fKL8Y346zC
— Ari Berman (@AriBerman) September 27, 2021
The map is significantly biased toward the GOP by median seat and efficiency gap. Democrats have promised to sue if it becomes law. https://t.co/cTLYAy149w pic.twitter.com/7BEWCJnzn8
— Nathaniel Rakich (@baseballot) October 19, 2021
There are three certainties in life: death, taxes and litigation over TX redistricting.
— Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) September 28, 2021
The fact TX Republicans’ proposed 25R-13D gerrymander doesn’t create a new majority Hispanic seat (even though Hispanics were 53% of TX’s net 2010-2020 growth) guarantees a VRA suit.
Sad! 