Redistricting used to happen once a decade. Now Texas has redrawn midstream, while California and Missouri consider similar moves, fueling debate over fairness, representation, and shifting political power.
As Texas, California and several other states redraw new Congressional District maps, Asian American, Black and Latino advocates fear the power of their votes will be diluted.
“What they’re trying to do is rewrite the rules in the middle of the game because they know they know they’re going to lose." — Texas state Representative Gene Wu.
Several California state leaders and Governor Gavin Newsom Aug. 14 announced a proposal to draw new redistricting lines, in response to a similar action by the Texas state Legislature.
Across the U.S. South, reluctant state legislatures are falling in line with rulings, by even conservative courts, that their voting systems unfairly sideline minority voters.
