Texas Republicans Admit DOJ Letter was "Mistake" Behind Redistricting Push

Texas Republicans are distancing themselves from the original rationale used to justify their controversial mid-decade redistricting push. In a new court filing, they acknowledge that the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) July letter, which was once cited as the legal basis for redrawing congressional maps, was a "mistake." READ MORE.

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Texas Republicans Admit DOJ Letter was "Mistake" Behind Redistricting Push — By Texas Politics' Raeylee Barefield — Texas Republicans are distancing themselves from the original rationale used to justify their controversial mid-decade redistricting push. In a new court filing, they acknowledge that the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) July letter, which was once cited as the legal basis for redrawing congressional maps, was a "mistake."

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Texas Republicans Admit DOJ Letter was "Mistake" Behind Redistricting Push — By Texas Politics' Raeylee Barefield

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