The Justice Department filed a federal lawsuit against Texas' Galveston County on Thursday, alleging the redistricting plan for its county government discriminates against Black and Hispanic voters.
The Justice Department filed a federal lawsuit against Texas' Galveston County on Thursday, alleging the redistricting plan for its county government discriminates against Black and Hispanic voters.
This marks the third lawsuit the Biden administration has filed in Texas related to voting rights in recent months, as the Justice Department ramps up challenges to Republican-led efforts around the nation to restrict voting access. The Justice Department sued the state of Georgia last year after it passed new restrictions on voting access, and it has reached consent decrees on voting rights issues with Louisiana, New York and New Jersey.
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