Monday, May 1, 2023

The Art of the Texas Gerrymander: U.S. House District 20


Trojan Horse Celebrates a Win,
Stomps on Opponent
 
 Joaquin Castro (D-San Antonio) won 6th term to Congress with 69.5% of the vote.



KSAT, 2/11/2022
Redistricting occurs every decade after new Census numbers are released. Though the intention is to resize districts based on the new population figures, it’s often a highly politicized process that benefits the political party in charge of drawing the new district lines. 
Critics say the new maps are intentionally discriminatory, breaking up some minority communities in Texas and diluting the growth of people of color. The architects behind the map have claimed that the process was “race blind” and were drawn with no knowledge of racial makeup. 
Voters heading to the polls for the primary may be surprised to learn they’re in a new district or that their current representative was drawn out of their district.


Related posts:
District 1.  (4/19/2023)
District 2.  (4/19/2023)
District 3.  (4/19/2023)
District 4.  (4/21/2023)
District 5.  (4/21/2023)
District 6.  (4/21/2023)
District 7.  (4/24/2023)
District 8.  (4/24/2023)
District 9.  (4/25/2023)
District 10.  (4/25/2023)
District 11.  (4/26/2023)
District 12.  (4/26/2023)
District 13.  (4/27/2023)
District 14.  (4/27/2023)
District 15.  (4/28/2023)
District 16.  (4/28/2023)
District 17.  (4/29/2023)
District 18.  (4/29/2023)
District 19.  (4/30/2023)

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