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Vincent Perez: “It blocks the map from taking effect.”

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

Rep. Vince Perez talks redistricting ruling

Published November 18, 2025 | Video Starts at 01:44

This blocks the map that was redrawn a couple of months ago. Yes. Okay. Yeah. So It blocks the map from taking effect. And this is the 2025 map. Yeah, that was in August. That was approved by Republicans. Now, earlier you mentioned that this goes from here directly to the Supreme Court. (01:44–01:46)

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Asserts that the court's decision blocks the redistricting map from taking effect.

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“There was one district where 95% of the voters were sent elsewhere.”
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“The court found that the Department of Justice letters, statements made by Republicans, were very clear that the intent was to use race to…”
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“The court determined that [the redistricting] violates the 14th Amendment of the Constitution and violates the Voting Rights Act.”
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“It breaks up black and Hispanic neighborhoods to prevent them from voting together to elect a member of Congress.”
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“This is a case under the Voting Rights Act, it's not going to go to an appeals court and then to the Supreme Court.”
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“Donald Trump made a request that he wanted five additional seats, and he gave Greg Abbott a letter that was bogus from the beginning.”
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“This is the most discriminatory map that has been passed since the 1960s.”
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“When you combine black Texans and Asian Texans, Hispanic blacks and Asians make up 60% of the state's population.”
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“The map that was drawn in August will not take effect, barring any action from the Supreme Court.”
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“The maps that were drawn in 2021 were used in 2022 and 2024.”
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“Donald Trump wanted an unfair advantage to keep the House majority.”
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“You can't disenfranchise millions of Hispanic voters by spreading them out throughout the state.”
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“No other state undermines Hispanic and black voters like the state of Texas.”
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“60% of our population is Hispanic, black and Asian.”
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“California has an independent redistricting system.”
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“Republican voters in California are far more protected than what Democratic voters here in Texas are.”
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