Judge Jeffrey V. Brown, a Trump appointee, found the county districts denied Black and Latino voters “the equal opportunity to participate in the political process.”
A federal judge on Friday ordered Galveston County commissioners to redraw a 2021 district map he found discriminated against Black and Hispanic residents.
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A U.S. District Judge ruled Friday that Galveston County violated the federal Voting Rights Act in 2021 when it drew new districts for its commissioners court.