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Sylvia Rodriguez Garcia: “It was not only vote dilution, but it was intentional discrimination on the basis of race against the Black and Latino…”

On the recordAugust 15, 2021
It was not only vote dilution, but it was intentional discrimination on the basis of race against the Black and Latino voters in the State of Texas.
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Sylvia Rodriguez Garcia
Democratic · Texas

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Garcia emphasizes the court's finding of intentional discrimination against minority voters in Texas.

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