Civil rights groups including NAACP sue Texas to halt new congressional map

Published August 26, 2025 9:18pm ET



The NAACP and a lawyers’ civil rights group sued Texas, alleging the state’s new congressional map violates the Voting Rights Act.

The Voting Rights Act prohibits a practice known as “racial gerrymandering,” or the act of redistricting to dilute or concentrate the voting power of minority voters based on their race.

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