Texas Voter Maps Blocked as Racially Biased by U.S. Judges
- Federal courts declare Texas voter maps unfair for fourth time
- State given three days to say whether it will correct maps
Voters cast their ballots inside Calvary Baptist Church in Rosenberg, Texas, on March 1, 2016.
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Texas can’t use its current voter maps in the upcoming congressional midterm elections after a panel of federal judges ruled districts approved by state Republican lawmakers illegally discriminate against Hispanic and black voters.
The three-judge panel in San Antonio gave the state three days to say if and when the Texas Legislature will fix the congressional map, which the judges concluded still carried the discriminatory taint of districts lawmakers originally drew in 2011 with the intent to squelch rising Latino voting strength.