Rep. Doggett Responds to AG Paxton Seeking to Appeal His Loss to Supreme Court

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Congressman Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) issued the following statement after Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced that he is appealing the unanimous finding of a three-judge panel of federal judges that the State's congressional map intentionally discriminated and violated the Constitution:

"This desperate, highly questionable Paxton-Abbott maneuver comes after yet another ruling against the State of Texas for intentional discrimination. This latest ruling is a unanimous decision by a three-judge federal court in San Antonio that includes two Republican appointees. I believe that this Paxton-Abbott scheming only reaffirms the position that I have consistently taken. While the three-judge decision about some Republican redistricting wrongs is legally correct, nothing will be finally resolved until the Supreme Court has its say. I am seeking reelection in the district that I represent today from south San Antonio to north Austin, without the change of a single voter, until such time as the Supreme Court issues a final order telling me otherwise."

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