Mark Beasy News Today

Congressman, thank you for join us. you co-chair the voting rights caucus in congress, but youre also a texas democrat and your fort worth district is among the many that would stand to be altered after this new map drawn up by republicans, state lawmakers in both houses, grow the number of gop seats by a shrinking minority representation that result predicted to last for years even as black and brown populations grow in texas. i cannot help but wonder if when you look at the current gridlock ov...

The best example of why those protections are needed. theres the states gop drawn electoral map which weaken the power of minority districts and the new voter restriction law. one of the most suppressive in country. all of it giving state republican lawmakers the ability to run wild. passing legislation like texas infamous strict abortion ban without any concern or backlash from more socially liberal voters. it will be up to the conservative dominated u.s. supreme court to decide the fate of tha...