LULAC to Appeal Texas Redistricting Decision
Three Judge Panel’s Decision to Uphold the Retrogressive and Discriminatory Texas Redistricting Plan Devastates the Voting Rights Act

Austin, TX – The League of United Latin American Citizens is extremely disappointed by the split decision along party lines of a three judge federal panel to uphold the blatantly retrogressive and discriminatory Texas redistricting plan. 

“The Voting Rights Act has effectively been eliminated by political ideologues in Texas,” stated Margaret Moran, Texas State Director. “A clearly retrogressive and discriminatory redistricting plan has been upheld in order to further the divisive agenda of political operatives regardless of its impact on minority voters.” 

Texas LULAC is seeking an immediate stay of this decision and will be appealing to the United States Supreme Court. LULAC will not allow the trampling of minority voting rights in the name of partisan politics to become enshrined in the law. 

“We plan to appeal this partisan decision to the highest court in the land,” stated Margaret Moran, Texas State Director. “It will be up to the Supreme Court to decide if minority voting interests will still be protected or if the Voting Rights Act is now meaningless.” 

“The National Office of LULAC will continue to support the efforts of our Texas membership to preserve minority voting rights in their state,” said Hector M. Flores, LULAC National President. “Our entire membership is keenly aware of the dangerous precedent that this decision will have on the Voting Rights Act if it is allowed to stand.” 

“We are disappointed that two of three judges on the Federal panel chose to put partisan considerations ahead of the rights of minority Americans,” stated Luis Vera, LULAC General Counsel. “We intend to make sure that this decision is planted firmly in the minds of Latinos over the coming year…politicians must learn that they cannot reach out to Latino voters with one hand and simultaneously undermine their votes with the other.”