Asked whether he was aware that most of the state’s population growth over the past decade has come from communities of color, Rep. Cody Vasut (R), chair of the House redistricting committee, admitted he wasn’t.

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Texas Republican redistricting chair admits he hasn’t looked at census data

- A Texas House hearing in Houston over the weekend drew such high attendance from residents opposing ([link removed] ) a rare mid-decade redistricting that the committee ran out of its 750 speaker signup forms and had to print more.

- Asked whether he was aware that most of the state’s population growth over the past decade has come from communities of color, Rep. Cody Vasut (R), chair of the House redistricting committee, admitted he wasn’t. “I don’t have that census data in front of me,” Vasut said. ”I haven’t looked at it.”

Appeals court delivers another blow to Voting Rights Act

- In a loss for voters, the 8th Circuit ruled ([link removed] ) that pro-voting groups and individuals in seven states cannot sue under Section 208 of the Voting Rights Act, which allows voters with disabilities or inability to read or write to receive assistance.

- A similar ruling issued by the same appeals court about Section 2 of the VRA, which bars racial discrimination in voting, was recently paused by the Supreme Court.



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RNC intervenes in Montana lawsuit

- The RNC is intervening in a pro-voting lawsuit challenging ([link removed] ) two Montana voter suppression laws that reduce opportunities for Election Day registration and add more burdensome ID requirements. The RNC wants the court to uphold the laws.

States investigated noncitizen voting. Big surprise – the results don’t match the right’s rhetoric

- Republicans have long claimed noncitizens are illegally swinging elections, pushing for tougher voting laws as the solution. This year, they launched investigations into noncitizen voting, but the findings ([link removed] ) were clear: It was virtually nonexistent.

Behind the GOP’s curtain: Epstein fears and Obama smears

- Marc gives ([link removed] ) his weekly update on what’s happening to our democracy and the court cases you need to watch. This week, we’re covering Trump’s diversion tactics, the DOJ’s “sloppy” mix-up and more.

The GOP’s new voter suppression architect

- North Carolina Republicans are gearing ([link removed] ) up for a critical Senate race, with Mike Whatley — one of election denialism's key architects — as their top candidate. As GOP attacks on elections rise, Democrats can no longer play by the rules and must take the gloves off, Marc writes.

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- There is a hearing concerning Black voters' request ([link removed] ) to place Alabama under federal oversight for the 2030 redistricting cycle.

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