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Houston’s at-large City Council districts deprive Latinos of fair representation, lawsuit alleges

The League of United Latin American Citizens sued the city Monday, asking a federal court to halt its practice of electing five of its 16 council members through at-large elections.

Houston City Hall on October 2, 2017.

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