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Judge rules congressional district must be redrawn

Judge rules congressional district must be redrawn
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By Ross Ramsey and Jim Malewitz of the Texas Tribune

Some of Texas’ 36 congressional districts violate either the U.S. Constitution or the federal Voting Rights Act, a panel of federal judges ruled Friday.

In a long-delayed ruling, the judges ruled 2-1 that the Texas Legislature must redraw the political maps it most recently used for the 2016 elections.

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