Minorities Stand To Lose In Trump's Texas Vote Map Redo

Fonte: International Business Times

Voters look at a map to understand the new redistricting maps approved by Texas lawmakers for the 2026 midterm elections AFP President Donald Trump's drive to retain control of the US Congress by rewriting the Texas electoral map is playing out in part in a largely Latino, low-income patch of Houston that smells of chemical plants and oil refineries. It's called Manchester Park and, for decades, it has been part of District 29, which was firmly held by a Democratic lawmaker. Now, in the recent redo of the map, with which Trump's Republicans hope to eke out five new seats to protect their slim majority in Congress, that hold is in jeopardy.