Voting-rights groups sue Texas, claiming new redistricting map weakens Black voter influence.

Voting-rights groups, including the NAACP, have sued Texas over its new congressional map, claiming it dilutes the voting power of Black and minority voters, violating the Voting Rights Act. The lawsuit argues the map is racially gerrymandered to favor Republicans and aims to reduce the number of Congress members representing minority communities. Texas, which is 40% white, has a map that gives white voters control over 73% of its congressional seats. The lawsuit seeks to block the use of the new map, citing historical patterns of discrimination in Texas redistricting.