"Give that a second to sink in: The opinion says the Trump Administration wrongly claimed the first Texas map was a racial gerrymander, which prompted the state to attempt to undo it with an actual racial gerrymander. The ruling quotes Gov. Greg Abbott and GOP lawmakers saying they acted to address DOJ's concerns, observed the Journal before going on to also tsk-tsk the liberals who also challenged Texas's original map."
"And its reasoning is convoluted and questionable, especially given that many GOP legislators in Texas admitted their partisan motives. Even so, it shows the risk that Republicans took by starting this mid-decade redistricting race to the bottom, it continued. The Democratic reaction to Mr. Trump's Texas power play could erase most, if not all, GOP gains."
A federal appeals court struck down a new Texas congressional map as a racial gerrymander after finding that state officials created a map to respond to claims that the original map was a racial gerrymander. State leaders, including Gov. Greg Abbott and GOP lawmakers, acknowledged acting to address DOJ concerns. Many GOP legislators admitted partisan motives. Republicans are likely to seek Supreme Court review, and the court's reasoning was called convoluted and questionable. Democratic responses, including California's Prop. 50 adding five seats, could erase GOP gains and jeopardize the Republican House majority. Proposals exist to prohibit mid-decade redistricting and limit redistricting to once per decade.
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