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On the recordAugust 15, 2021
the very same predominance of minority population growth yielding additional seats occurred a decade ago, but in response to that, the Texas legislature drew initial lines under which none of the three new seats earned by the State of Texas went to minority voters.
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Sylvia Rodriguez Garcia
Democratic · Texas

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Garcia highlights past legislative actions in Texas that limited minority representation despite population growth.

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