League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) v. Texas (Amicus)
What's at Stake
In August 2025, during a special session called to further gerrymander Texas’s congressional map, the State’s legislature passed a districting plan that weakens electoral opportunities for Black and Hispanic voters. Along with other partner civil rights and racial justice organizations, the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ and ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Texas have filed an amicus brief in federal court to support plaintiffs challenging Texas's new maps. Our brief argues that Texas’ justifications for mid-decade redistricting are baseless and emphasizes that lawmakers cannot augment their political power by intentionally harming Black and Hispanic voters.
Summary
This August, during an exceedingly rare special legislative session, the Texas legislature approved a mid-decade congressional map that undercuts fair representation for Black and Hispanic communities, particularly in Harris County and the Dallas–Fort Worth region. Rather than remedying constitutional flaws in its previous map, lawmakers adopted a new plan that reduces opportunities for voters of color to have an equal voice.
The map was pushed through in a rushed, opaque process that shut out meaningful public input and ignored widespread testimony about the harm it would cause.
The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ and ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Texas have joined a coalition of civil rights and social justice groups in filing a friend-of-the-court (amicus) brief supporting the lawsuit challenging this map in federal court. Our brief explains that: (1) Texas’s stated reasons for redrawing the map mid-decade are a cover for discriminatory motives; (2) the 2025 special sessions lacked transparency and accountability; and (3) the state cannot weaken the political influence of Black and other voters of color to advance partisan goals.
The case is pending before a three-judge panel in federal court in the Western District of Texas.
Legal Documents
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09/15/2025
Brief of NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Delta Sigma Theta, Black Voters Matter Capacity Building Institute, Barbara Jordan Leadership Institute, Friendship-West Baptist Church, ºìÐÓÊÓƵ, ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Texas, League of Women Voters, League of Women Voters of Texas, and the Houston Area Urban League as Amici Curiae in Support of Plaintiffs' Motions for Preliminary Injunction
Date Filed: 09/15/2025
Court: District Court (W.D. Tex.)
Affiliate: Texas
Press Releases
Civil Rights Orgs File Amicus Brief in Opposition to Texas’ Racially Discriminatory Congressional Map