AG Paxton Applauds Federal Panel Decision Rejecting Effort to Impose Preclearance on Texas’s Redistricting Maps

AG Paxton Applauds Federal Panel Decision Rejecting Effort to Impose Preclearance on Texas’s Redistricting Maps

Attorney General Ken Paxton

AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton today released the following statement after a three-judge federal district court panel in San Antonio rejected an attempt to require the State of Texas to obtain permission from the U.S. Department of Justice or the courts before any future redistricting legislation took effect: “This court ruling is a win for our Constitution and the right of Texans to govern themselves,” Attorney General Paxton said. “The plaintiffs’ requests for bail-in […]