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Vincent Perez: “26 out of the 38 congressional districts [in Texas] will be…”

Featuring: Vincent Perez, Democratic | Texas House of Representatives, District 77

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Racial Gerrymandering in Texas: A Lawmaker Speaks Out

Published | Video Starts at 10:25

And what they're proposing under the Texas proposal, Again, there are 11 million white residents in Texas and there are 11 million Latinos. But what Republicans are proposing is that 26 out of the 38 congressional districts [in Texas] will be determined by white majority voters. in white majority districts. And then for the remaining 11 million Latinos and blacks, they're only going to get 10 seats. (10:25–10:32)

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Asserts that 26 of the 38 congressional districts in Texas will be white-majority districts.

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