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TEXAS REDISTRICTING & ELECTION LAW

Updates about ongoing redistricting litigation in the Lone Star State and coverage of election law more generally. This website's goal is to try to make sure the redistricting process and litigation over voting law is as transparent and accessible as possible to the public. Hopefully, it will be of some use to a broad range of interested parties, both lawyers and non-lawyers.
Have questions, comments, suggestions, additional content, or a redistricting joke (or two)? Feel free to contact me:
Michael Li,
michael.li@nyu.edu, 646-292-8360.

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AG Greg Abbott’s statement about the interim congressional map

Statement from Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott about the interim congressional map released by the San Antonio panel:

“The court’s proposed Congressional map seems to depart from the law just as much as its proposed state legislative maps. The court issued a map without any explanation, but still, it seems apparent that the proposed map misapplies federal law and continues the court’s trend of inappropriately venturing into political policymaking rather than simply applying the law. Perhaps worst, in the name of protecting Hispanic voting power, the court seems to be discarding already elected Republican Hispanics in favor of drawing maps that may elect Democratic Hispanics. That is not and should not be the proper role of the court or the proper application of the Voting Rights Act. If the final interim map does not meaningfully change, the Texas Attorney General’s Office is prepared to immediately appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court to correct this improper overreach by unelected federal judges.”