Department of Justice to fight Texas Congressional and House maps

Big news from Washington: The U. S. Department of Justice will oppose Texas' redistricting plan in federal court

From the Lone Star Project – DOJ will join the argument for a new Texas map – The U.S. Department of Justice filed a federal court brief earlier today objecting to the racially gerrymandered Republican drawn Texas congressional map. The DOJ objection is an important step forward in winning the federal court fight in Washington, D.C. and forcing a redrawn map that fairly reflects Texas’ growth over the last decade.

From the Statesman
Published 2:33 p.m.

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By Tim Eaton

The U.S. Department of Justice has declined to sign off on two redistricting maps, setting up a fight between the U.S. Department of Justice and the Texas attorney general’s office.

While the department did not take issue with the state Senate map and the State Board of Education map, it said today that it would oppose pre-clearance of the re-drawn congressional map and the Texas House map.