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- The GOP-led Texas House approved new district maps on Sunday that favor Republicans.
- The maps would strip seats in Hispanic and Black areas, the Austin American-Statesman reported.
- US Senate Democrats have been trying to clamp down on gerrymandering efforts across the country.
The Republican-led Texas House approved new district maps on Sunday that give Republicans an even bigger advantage in the state's congressional representation and strips away seats in Hispanic and Black areas, the Austin American-Statesman reported.
The new map would add up to two more seats to Republicans' already crushing 23-13 edge.
The seats would remove the only majority Black district in the state and reduce the Hispanic-majority districts from two to just one.
Democrats have repeatedly objected to the proposed districts, drawn by the Texas Senate, arguing that the GOP failed to acknowledge increases in Latino, Asian, and Black populations as a result of the 2020 census, the report said.
US Senate Democrats have been trying to clamp down on gerrymandering efforts across the country by introducing legislation that gives judges more ground to reject maps deemed unfair toward one political party, The Hill reported last month.
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