Bill > HRes650

This resolution condemns the alleged racist mid-decade congressional redistricting in Texas, citing a July 2025 communication from the Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division that claimed certain congressional districts (TX-09, TX-18, TX-29, and TX-33) were vestiges of racially-based gerrymandering. The resolution highlights the Department of Justice's warning to Texas officials about potential legal action under the 14th Amendment if the districts were not corrected, while also noting the Texas Attorney General's denial of race-based district drawing. The resolution references the Brennan Center's analysis that the 2020 Texas congressional map resulted in Democrats holding only 13 of 38 seats despite winning 46-48% of the vote, suggesting disproportionate Republican representation. It further emphasizes Texas's historical pattern of racial discrimination in voting rights and argues that the targeting of districts where people of color elect their own representatives is consistent with the state's discriminatory past. Ultimately, the House of Representatives resolves to unequivocally condemn what it describes as unconstitutional and racist redistricting ordered during President Donald J. Trump's administration.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/650/all-info