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Vincent Perez: “The state of Texas is not only picking the voters, it's…”

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 15:30

We cannot allow the government to become selective in who it represents. And that's essentially what this process is boiling down to. We're having a situation where The state of Texas is not only picking the voters, it's picking racial groups that it wants to represent, and it's excluding the others and significantly diluting them. So, you know, the damage that's going to be done for generations to come is going to be significant. (15:30–15:40)

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Asserts that Texas is selectively representing racial groups through redistricting.

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