Team,

Last Monday, the Department of Justice sued Texas, stating that the state's plan to redraw its voting districts was in violation of the Voting Rights Act.

To counter a growing Latinx population in the Houston area, Republicans gave themselves a new, safe Republican district composed of a largely white population, by shrinking Future Forum member Lizzie Fletcher’s (TX-07) district, along with other nearby Democratic held seats.

Along with their attacks on voting rights this year, Republicans are also using hyper-partisan gerrymandering to give themselves the House in 2022 – but Future Forum Democrats will not go down without a fight.

Will you join us and contribute today to keep our majority and counter blatant racial, partisan gerrymandering?

Despite the growing Latinx population, Republicans chose to not draw a new Latinx majority district, instead opting to split the dense Hispanic population across four districts, as opposed to providing a district in which they could choose their own representative.

Adding a majority Latinx district seems like it would actually help Republicans given that Trump made gains with Latinx voters in Texas last year!

Diluting Latinx voting power is a potential violation of the Voting Rights Act, which prohibits maps that diminish the ability of a certain race to elect its candidates of choice, and we support the Department of Justice bringing this matter to the courts.

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