… work in this state, especially working class communities and especially communities of color that make up the backbone of the Texas workforce. Here's what that looks like in plain numbers. Under these maps, white Texans effectively receive one member of Congress for every 430,000 residents. But Hispanic Texans only get one member of Congress for every 1.4 million residents. And for black Texans, it's about 2 million residents. Let that sink in. It means a Hispanic Texan has one third the political value of a white Texan, and a black Texan has one fifth. (02:15–02:34)
CLAIM
Asserts disparities in congressional representation among racial groups in Texas under the new maps.
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