Tag Archives: Texas Democrats left in the lurch after Congress fails to act on voting rights

Texas Democrats looked to Congress for help in derailing a GOP-driven elections bill they described as discriminatory. And they pleaded for protection against a redistricting plan that voting rights advocates contend unfairly manipulates communities of color. Nothing happened. The inaction in Congress on voting rights, particularly in the Senate, should be galling to the Texas Democrats who staged a highly …

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