The Court’s ruling stemmed from an early summer letter from the Department of Justice urging the state to redraw maps and threatening legal action if the state did not dismantle so-called “coalition districts” which are majority non-white districts drawn under the Voting Rights Act.
The GOP stood to gain an additional five seats in Texas under the redistricting.
Meanwhile, Texas Governor Greg Abbott, who signed the map into law earlier this summer, has promised that Texas will “swiftly appeal to the United States Supreme Court,” potentially setting the stage for a fight over control of the House.
Abbott decried the ruling in a statement, arguing the lines were drawn “for no other reason” than to “better reflect Texans’ conservative voting preferences.
Pedant away! Just using a common phrase. I am very tired of "progressive" judges re- interpreting the will of the people, writ large.
