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Ted Cruz: “In 2003, the Texas state legislature ended the partisan and…”

Featuring: Ted Cruz, Republican | U.S. Senate, Texas

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And now the Supreme Court has made it pretty darn clear. Yeah, that way of doing business is not going to work anymore. In 2003, the Texas state legislature ended the partisan and racial gerrymander, electing more Republicans. But that, it. I hated litigating this kind of case because I don't like talking about the black seat, the white seat, the Hispanic seat. Look, I'm the first Hispanic senator from Texas. (09:33–09:42)

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Asserts that the Texas legislature ended a gerrymander in 2003, resulting in more Republicans being elected.

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