Mexican-American lawmakers calling on legislature to redraw district maps

AUSTIN (KXAN) — A federal court says Texas lawmakers once again drew districts to favor white people at the expense of minorities, making them illegal under the Voting Rights Act. Now lawmakers who call to change the maps are getting no action.  A panel of judges said Republican lawmakers drew their 2011 district maps to favor white people on purpose.
“The Republican leadership has intentionally discriminated against minorities. And that should bother everybody,” said