Paxton Asks Supreme Court to Overturn District Court's Ruling to Invalidate 9 Texas House Districts

AUSTIN -- Attorney General Ken Paxton on Friday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a lower court ruling that ordered nine of Texas' statehouse districts redrawn after being found discriminatory.In August, a three-judge panel in a federal district court in San Antonio ruled that parts of Texas' statehouse maps were discriminatory and ordered nine districts in four counties, including Dallas and Tarrant, redrawn. Paxton appealed that decision to the Supreme Court and had the lower court's ruling blocked in September.  Continue reading...

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