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Texans flood Capitol to oppose mid‑decade congressional redistricting called after DOJ letter
Summary
Hundreds of Texans and several members of Congress told a House select committee on July 24 that a proposed mid‑decade rewrite of congressional districts — prompted by a July 7 Justice Department letter — would disenfranchise communities of color, lacked maps and risked distracting the legislature from immediate flood relief.
A House select committee hearing on proposed mid‑decade congressional redistricting drew hours of public testimony on July 24 in Austin, with dozens of witnesses urging lawmakers not to redraw district lines before the 2030 census or a court order.
The hearing was called after a July 7 letter from the U.S. Department of Justice raised concerns about several Texas congressional districts and the governor placed redistricting on the special session agenda. Vice Chair John Rosenthal, who opened the invited panel of witnesses, told the committee he opposed a mid‑decade redraw and said the Justice Department letter “set this entire chain of events in motion.” He added, “Mid‑decade redistricting is pointless, unjust and we won't let that happen quietly.…
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