Civil rights groups are suing Texas over proposed voting maps that they say thwart the political strength of the state's booming Latino population. GOP legislators are poised to send the maps to Gov. Greg Abbott, who is expected to approve them.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is expected to sign off on the changes, which must reach his desk by Tuesday.
“Texas is using all the means at its disposal to prevent the inevitable change in the Texas electorate,” said Nina Perales, an attorney with the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund.Her organization filed the lawsuit along with several other minority rights groups in federal court in Texas.
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