Texas: Here come the suits
The Houston Chronicle reported this morning,
Democrats filed a motion in federal court seeking to prohibit the state from implementing the new Republican-backed congressional redistricting map, attorney Gerry Hebert said today.The motion, filed in federal court in Tyler on Sunday night, alleges that the map is illegal, Hebert said.
Democratic lawmakers have argued that the map violates the voting rights of minorities.
The motion was filed in Tyler because that court in 2001 drew the congressional redistricting map that is now in effect, Hebert said.
"We think that any proposal to change the court's map ought to be dealt with by that court," said Hebert, who represents Democrats in the Texas Legislature and Texas' congressional delegation.
One of MALDEF's attorneys has told me that they "filed our complaint this afternoon." I hope to have a copy of both motions/suits soon.