Instead, Doggett will run in District 37, the new Austin-centered urban district experts say will be an easy win for Democrats. Lloyd Doggett, a progressive Austin Democrat, to announce he would not run for reelection in District 35, a seat he has held since it was created in the last redistricting round a decade ago. The creation of that district prompted U.S. The drawing of what Taylor called a new “white liberal district” in Austin is creating an opening that could allow a San Antonio Democrat a shot at Congress.
To view the map legend and toggle between current and new boundaries, click on the icon in the left corner of the gray bar. “It will simply be a question of unconstitutionally diluting minority strength and violating the federal Voting Rights Act.” “There’s going to be several court cases coming up on redistricting,” Taylor said. Court battles could lead to district boundaries being redrawn and potentially delay political parties’ primary elections in 2022, according to Taylor. The new maps already face legal challenges, including from a group of Latino rights organizations led by the Mexican-American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF). “All the time, I kept hearing, ‘If we had preclearance, this wouldn’t be happening,’” Minjarez said.
The statute prohibits states from drawing districts that discriminate based on race, ethnicity, or membership in a language minority group. Supreme Court case, Texas was among the states that had to show its boundary lines comply with the 1975 Voting Rights Act. This round of redistricting was the first in Texas’ modern history for which legislators did not first have to seek approval, known as “preclearance,” from the U.S.
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