Texas gerrymandering discriminates against Hispanics

Name: Texas gerrymandering discriminates against Hispanics
Uploaded: 2017-03-12T21:10:32Z
Duration: P207S
Description: A panel of federal judges in Texas is ordering the state to redraw its congressional district map because it discriminates against Hispanic voters. The judges ruled Friday that in 2011, Republican legislators engaged in gerrymandering on racial lines. The ruling also raises questions over Texas's strict photo voter ID laws. Reid Wilson, a reporter for The Hill, joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss.

Clip: 03/12/2017 | 3m 27s

A panel of federal judges in Texas is ordering the state to redraw its congressional district map because it discriminates against Hispanic voters. The judges ruled Friday that in 2011, Republican legislators engaged in gerrymandering on racial lines. The ruling also raises questions over Texas's strict photo voter ID laws. Reid Wilson, a reporter for The Hill, joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss.

Aired: 03/12/17

Rating: NR

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Texas gerrymandering discriminates against Hispanics

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