Original Resolution Condemning the Racist Mid-Decade Texas Redistricting Ordered by President Donald J. Trump

This resolution condemns alleged unconstitutional and racist congressional redistricting in Texas, asserting that it targets districts where people of color elect their representatives. It references a communique from the Assistant Attorney General of the Civil Rights Division, Harmeet Dhillon, which declared specific Texas congressional districts ( TX-09, TX-18, TX-29, and TX-33 ) to be vestiges of unconstitutionally racially-based gerrymandering that require correction. The communique warned of potential legal action if the state failed to rectify these districts. The resolution claims the Department of Justice's focus on racial gerrymandering is a "thin veneer" to distract from its true goal of further distorting Texas' already-gerrymandered map to maintain Republican control. It highlights that the 2020 Texas congressional map already disproportionately favors Republicans and underscores Texas' "shameful history of unconstitutional racial discrimination against people of color" in voting rights, suggesting the current actions align with this historical pattern.