A lawsuit was filed against Texas by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) over the new congressional map that recently passed through the state legislature, arguing that it discriminates against voters of color and violates the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The suit, which technically amends a previous lawsuit against the state that the organization filed, argues that the new maps, the post-census congressional map in 2021 and state Senate and state House maps previously drawn "dilute the voting strength of voters of color and deny them the opportunity to elect preferred candidates of their choice… and were drawn by legislators and adopted by the Governor for the express purpose of impermissibly discriminating against voters of color" in violation of the U.S.
NAACP files lawsuit against Texas over new congressional map

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