March 23, 2022      4:30 PM

State Supreme Court hears arguments on whether Texas House map violates the state constitution

At issue is the late-night Cameron County amendment carried by Rep. J.M. Lozano, who refused to say where he got it; the state says MALC doesn’t have standing but Justice Boyd says that argument is “hard to swallow”

After Wednesday morning arguments on whether the state constitution was violated during last year’s redistricting process, the Texas Supreme Court will now consider whether a three-judge state district court was right to find that it does have jurisdiction to consider issues surrounding the way part of South Texas was sliced up by lawmakers.

The Texas House map splits Cameron County twice, extending out in different directions to other counties, seemingly in violation of a longstanding constitutional rule unique to Texas House districts. That’s after a controversial late-night amendment carried by Rep. J.M. Lozano, R-Portland, was adopted creating the districts for Cameron County and surrounding areas. On the House floor that night, Rep. Lozano refused to say where he got the idea for the amendment.

By Scott Braddock

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