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6. The majority found that the Texas re-districting was racially based, not merely partisan

Reply to groundloop (Reply #3)

Tue Nov 18, 2025, 01:55 PM

21 hrs ago

To quote the opinion:"The public perception of this case is that it’s about politics. To be sure, politics played a role in drawing the 2025 Map. But it was much more than just politics. Substantial evidence shows that Texas racially gerrymandered the 2025 Map".

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