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On the recordJanuary 19, 2022
Even though the population growth was people of color, their results were that they packed Democrats into districts and created more White Republican districts.
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Sylvia Rodriguez Garcia
Democratic · Texas

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Critiques redistricting practices that dilute minority votes in Texas.

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