Texas Republicans pass voting maps that entrench power of whites

Texas will lower the number of districts where minorities comprise a majority – despite the non-white population growing rapidly

Texas Republicans are on the verge of enacting new voting maps that would entrench the state’s Republican and white majority even as its non-white population grows rapidly.

Texas Republicans approved the congressional plan on Monday evening, sending it to Governor Greg Abbott, a Republican, who is expected to sign the measure.

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