John,

Right now, our affiliate — the National Redistricting Foundation (NRF) — is putting up one hell of a fight to block the implementation of Texas’s new racially gerrymandered congressional map. And we here at AOTL need to be poised to respond, no matter what the court says.

A quick recap:

At the direction of Donald Trump, Texas lawmakers enacted a new congressional gerrymander, and this one goes even further to diminish the voting power of communities of color.

The NRF immediately filed a supplemental complaint challenging the map. The NRF-supported plaintiffs are now asking the court to use the prior congressional map for the 2026 elections as this case continues in court.

As Marina Jenkins, executive director of the NRF, put it: “Texas’s existing map was facing legal challenges for cracking and packing minority voters to limit their ability to elect the candidates of their choice. This new map exacerbates those fundamental flaws; it is an unconstitutional racial gerrymander that intentionally discriminates against Black and Latino voters, and it must not be allowed to go into effect.” 

AOTL is closely monitoring the court process so that we can be ready to respond no matter what the court does. 

And whether or not the new map remains in effect, though, our movement cannot falter. The fair maps movement is fighting gerrymandered maps everywhere we can. All On The Line is focused on organizing volunteers to push back against map manipulation and working to educate voters about what’s at stake for our democracy in the months ahead. Once the courts rule on gerrymanders like Texas, this grassroots movement will need to be ready to mobilize.

We need all hands on deck to ensure we’re doing everything we can to defend our democracy as extremists try to silence voters with mid-decade redraws. Will you make a donation to fund our rapid-response efforts in Texas and nationwide?

Thanks so much,

The All On The Line Team

All On The Line is the grassroots advocacy campaign supported by the National Redistricting Action Fund. Support our work to end gerrymandering.

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