Perry, Texas Lawmakers Accused at Trial of Election-Map Bias
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Texas governor and U.S. presidential candidate Rick Perry faces allegations in a trial that he intentionally distorted congressional districts with the help of Republican lawmakers to prevent Latinos from winning office.
The state has a four-decade history of violating minority voting rights that has required court intervention, Jose Garza, a lawyer for the Mexican American Legislative Caucus of the state Legislature, said today in federal court in San Antonio.