The panel ruled that such an action wasn’t warranted, though it previously ruled that state lawmakers discriminated against voters of color when they first drew new maps in 2011.
Demographics
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“You don’t forget it”: President Trump’s “go back” tweet stokes old wounds for Texans of color
Some Texans of color have spent much of their lives working through how racist attacks left them feeling less American. Now, those attacks are coming from the president.
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Broken Border
A judge ordered the end of migrant family separations last year. But a report says 30 kids remain in custody without their parents.
The U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Reform issued subpoenas earlier this year after the federal agencies overseeing immigration policy refused to provide information voluntarily.
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Some progressive Democrats are urging a top Latina organizer to run for U.S. Senate
Their recruitment efforts have centered on Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez, the founder and executive director of a group that tries to increase Latino participation in politics.
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Trump will no longer push to add citizenship question to 2020 census, ending a heated standoff
Instead, the president said he is ordering every federal agency to give the Commerce Department records on the numbers of citizens and noncitizens.
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Government lawyers affirm fight over 2020 census isn’t over, according to statement to judge
The government has begun printing the census forms without the question, and that process will continue, administration officials said.
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2020 census will not include citizenship question, DOJ confirms
The decision to back away from the controversial question was a victory for civil rights advocates.
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U.S. Supreme Court puts census citizenship question on hold
The court’s ruling said the Trump administration had provided a “contrived” reason for wanting the information.
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Texas 2020 Elections
“It’s like they’re frightened to talk to me”: Texas campaign workers of color face harassment, discrimination in the field
Many campaign workers of color in the state can recount harrowing experiences of block walking in predominantly white neighborhoods — a situation that could become increasingly common as some of those communities draw more competition in 2020.
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Texas 2020 Elections
Running while brown: How Julián Castro is navigating white presidential politics
For the only Latino in the race, the road to 2020 is lined by political hurdles that the white men running for president won’t face.