Rep. Doggett on Tonight’s Texas Redistricting Ruling by Supreme Court
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Congressman Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), issued the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling blocking a lower court's decision on Texas Congressional maps. Rep. Doggett said:
"I have always maintained that the Supreme Court would have the final say on local congressional district lines, and tonight the Court just said it. Now there is certainty that CD-35, which I have been fortunate to represent for over 4 ½ years, will remain precisely the same for the next election. Filing for that election begins in only two months. I will maintain my active involvement in San Antonio, Austin, San Marcos, Lockhart and the other communities along I-35. I will hold my 7th town hall this year on Saturday at San Antonio College with State Senator José Menéndez, just prior to joining our annual Diez y Seis parade through the Westside. And the following Saturday I will hold an 8th town hall on the Eastside at the Claude Black Community Center with Councilmember Cruz Shaw. In between I will be listening to neighbors and participating in a number of activities throughout the area. Together, we will overcome the mean-spirited, narrow-minded Trump agenda."