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Vincent Perez: “None of the 38 congressional seats [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 09:29

And so if Democrats have a bad time or, you know, the Democrats are unpopular, there's a chance that, you know, California could have 20 members of its legislature be Republican. That's not the case in Texas. After this map, None of the 38 congressional seats [in Texas] will be competitive. meaning that those that are going to drawn to design to be Republican will likely stay Republican, and those that are designed to be Democratic will stay Democratic. (09:29–09:33)

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Asserts that the new redistricting map in Texas makes all 38 congressional seats non-competitive.

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