"The panel's two-judge majority pointed specifically to a Justice Department letter from early July that claimed that four congressional districts where Black and Latino voters comprised a combined majority were "unconstitutional racial gerrymanders."

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott cited that letter as the rationale when calling a special legislative session that month to redraw its congressional map.

"The Governor explicitly directed the Legislature to redistrict based on race," Judge Brown wrote."

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Racism is Good Ol' Boy thang in Texas.

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