Texas Scorecard by Travis Morgan October 2, 2025
Democrats are alleging that Texas’ new congressional map is racially discriminatory, rather than a permissible partisan redraw that creates five new GOP-opportunity districts. EL PASO—The high-stakes legal challenge to Texas’ new congressional map continued Thursday, as a panel of federal judges heard testimony from Democrat lawmakers and examined claims from left-wing advocacy groups that the state’s redistricting process was racially discriminatory.
Organizations suing include the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF), and the Mexican American Legislative Caucus (MALC).
A pivotal moment came when the State introduced a bombshell video of U.S. Rep. Al Green (D–Houston), who candidly stated: “If we don’t say this is racial we won’t get to Section 2 and we won’t win,” referring to the Voting Rights Act strategy at the heart of the Democrats’ court challenge.
This acknowledged strategy underscores that the ongoing courtroom drama is as much about partisan advantage as the content of the maps themselves.
Day two opened with testimony from Democrat State Sen. Royce West (Dallas), who admitted his primary reason for believing race was a factor in the new maps was his sense that minority communities were “used as pawns.”
While West previously claimed the entire process was about “getting more Republican seats in Congress,” he tried to shift the narrative toward racial intent but revealed little to substantiate it.
He acknowledged that votes on redistricting fell strictly along party lines, but argued that the Black Caucus not being consulted was somehow evidence of discrimination.
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