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Vincent Perez: “60% of our population is Hispanic, black and Asian.”

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

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Rep. Vince Perez talks redistricting ruling

Published | Video Starts at 10:27

Another big difference between here and California is that you have Greg Abbott, who could not get this pass to voters. If he took it to voters, it would fail. 60% of our population is Hispanic, black and Asian. There's no way that Texas voters would approve of a map that significantly undermines their representation. The difference is that California actually took this to voters and got voter approval. (10:27–10:31)

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Asserts that 60% of Texas's population is composed of Hispanic, black, and Asian individuals.

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