Legislators in Texas reduce congressional districts that are majority Black or Hispanic, despite people of color fueling population growth

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The proposed congressional map also increases the number of districts where Trump had a majority of voters over Biden in 2020 and protects Republican incumbents who might have been vulnerable by packing their districts with more Trump voters.