State Sen. Kel Seliger (R - swore in federal court that he believes his GOP colleagues violated federal voting laws when redrawing a state Senate seat in North Texas.
Seliger’s sworn statement was submitted as part of a lawsuit seeking to throw out the new boundaries for Senate District 10, the Fort Worth seat represented by Democratic state Sen. Beverly Powell.
Democrats and civil rights groups argue that the changes were calculated to discriminate against voters of color, shifting Black and Latino Texans across several districts to dilute their political impact.
Republicans counter that many of the maps do indeed favor Republicans, but are not designed to discriminate against people of color or minorities.
Seliger is not seeking re-election to his seat in 2022, He has held the seat since 2004.
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