GOP mapmakers draw a new US. House district based in Austin

28/09/2021 0 min
GOP mapmakers draw a new US. House district based in Austin

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Republican mapmakers have drawn a new U.S. House district based in Austin, a likely safe Democratic seat, one of two new districts awarded to Texas based on population increases in the state over the past decade. The other new district is based in Houston and would favor Republican candidates. Republicans took the safer approach, drawing district lines to shore up Republican-held districts that had become battlegrounds in recent elections as Texas' suburbs have become more diverse and more Democratic — instead of trying to draw both new districts as favoring Republican candidates.

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