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Gina Hinojosa: “Republicans in Austin have said they're coming back to…”

Featuring: Gina Hinojosa, Democratic | Texas House of Representatives, District 49

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Published | Video Starts at 12:22

Talk to us about that. What we know is after the Voting Rights act was gutted about four months ago, now there are no rules. And so Republicans in Austin have said they're coming back to redraw maps. When that happens, they will eliminate five Democrats from Congress. Two years later, Texas will gain another five congressional seats from the census because we're growing faster than all the other states. (12:22–12:35)

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Asserts that Republicans plan to redraw maps to eliminate five Democratic congressional seats.

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