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Jasmine Crockett: Texas got two new seats, so they took those Black and Brown and Asian bodies, and guess what? Do you think that we got a…

On the recordDecember 4, 2024
Texas got two new seats, so they took those Black and Brown and Asian bodies, and guess what? Do you think that we got a new Black, Brown, or Asian seat? Somehow the way that they do their Republican math in the state of Texas, that amounted to two new white seats. Guess what? White Republican seats.
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Jasmine Crockett
Democratic · Texas

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Crockett criticizes Texas for redistricting that favors white Republican seats over representation for people of color.

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