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Texas GOP Maps Assault Black and Brown Communities to Rig Democracy

2025-08-11 News & Politics
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Roland S. Martin
Roland S. Martin
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Texas Republicans Accused of Racially Motivated Redistricting for GOP Control

Understand the core arguments and demographic data used by civil rights advocates to condemn Texas's new redistricting maps as an attempt to suppress minority voting power.

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  • GOP leaders claim new Texas maps aid Latino representation, but critics argue they dilute Black and Latino voting strength, favoring Anglo voters.
  • Map justifications ignore that Latino and Black communities drove nearly all state population growth since the last census.
  • Resistance involves Democrats staging a quorum break, halting the legislative process during a special session.
  • If unchallenged, this move by Texas officials threatens to set a dangerous national precedent for undermining fair elections.

This discussion centers on the intense standoff in Texas over mid-decade redistricting maps drawn by Republicans. Critics, including members of the Mexican-American Legislative Caucus, dismantle the GOP's defense strategy, using demographic science to prove the maps intentionally suppress minority influence to entrench power.

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Texas Republicans are pushing through new redistricting maps that civil rights advocates and Democrats say are designed to suppress the political voice and power of Black and brown communities, ensuring long-term GOP control. 🔥 Texas GOP accused of ramming through racist redistricting maps to silence communities of color. 🔥 Maps called an assault on Black and brown communities’ political voice and representation. 🔥 Critics say the goal is to rig democracy and entrench GOP control for decades. 🔥 "When they can’t win with voters, they redraw the lines to pick their voters." 🔥 "This is gerrymandering on steroids." #RolandMartinUnfiltered #BlackStarNetwork #Texas #GOP #RacistMaps #Redistricting #VoterSuppression #Gerrymandering Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjXB7nX8bL2U2sje8d212Yw/join Support #RolandMartinUnfiltered and #BlackStarNetwork 👉🏾 Use Cash App by visiting Stripe https://buy.stripe.com/7sI3ccgYyfSQ8y45kl 👉🏾 PayPal ☛ https://www.paypal.me/rmartinunfiltered Venmo ☛https://venmo.com/rmunfiltered Zelle ☛ [email protected] Annual or monthly recurring #BringTheFunk Fan Club membership via paypal ☛ https://rolandsmartin.com/rmu-paypal/ Download the #BlackStarNetwork app on iOS, AppleTV, Android, Android TV, Roku, FireTV, SamsungTV and XBox 👉🏾 http://www.blackstarnetwork.com #RolandMartinUnfiltered and the #BlackStarNetwork are news reporting platforms covered under Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research.

Top Comments (10)

@Kayy-u6h 2025-08-11

Thank you for continuing to cover this. Mainstream media is already starting to move on.

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@caldillman5334 2025-08-11

Exactly! Gerrymandering should be illegal!

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@Thehandleher 2025-08-11

In the words of Ice Cube, “I’m glad TX set it off.” Now CA, IL, NY let’s respond accordingly

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@Assuredwin 2025-08-11

What can we do as concerned citizens

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@morvinminott9037 2025-08-12

The supreme court judge"s should have term limits

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@RANARENEDEL79 2025-08-12

Term limits are necessary for the governorship!

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@Inspectorcalahan 2025-08-11

What goes around, comes around ... Fool 🎉

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@Paeshee-ence 2025-08-11

Thank you to all of you for holding it down. Texas loves you.

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@dorisparker4001 2025-08-11

You are absolutely 💯 right ✅️ Our Heavenly Father got us 🙏🏼

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@HattieWilliams-k8u 2025-08-13

LMAF! Good for me but not for you!!!😅😅😅😅😅

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