February 14, 2026

Senator Roland Gutierrez Commends Ruling on Texas’ Rigged Redistricting

EL PASO, TX – Today, a federal court ruled 2-1 against Texas’ redistricted 2026 map that would have racially gerrymandered the state.

“Texas’ rushed and racially gerrymandered redistricting maps cannot be used in 2026. This is a huge win for democracy and a massive defeat for our national president who seeks to escape accountability for his disastrous policies, staggering corruption, and numerous crimes,” said Roland Gutierrez.

In the court’s ruling, Senator Gutierrez’s August 22, 2025 cross examination of Sen. Phil King played a key role in overturning the maps.

“However, on August 22, 2025—shortly after that call allegedly occurred—Senator Roland Gutierrez directly asked Chairman King on the Senate floor if he knew whether the mapdrawer “looked at race in creating the[] map.” Despite having allegedly called Mr. Kincaid a little over a week earlier to ask him exactly that question, Chairman King told Senator Gutierrez that he didn’t know whether the mapdrawer had looked at race. In fact, Chairman King told Senator Gutierrez during that same exchange that he hadn’t even “inquired as to who physically drew the maps.” Yet Chairman King clearly knew Mr. Kincaid had drawn the map, since he had allegedly called Mr. Kincaid just a week or two earlier to ask him whether he had based that map on race. Chairman King’s testimony in court thus conflicts with his responses to Senator Gutierrez on the Senate floor—causing us to further question his credibility.”

“Texas Democrats made sure that the whole country saw this illegal redistricting for what it was: a raw power grab that robbed voters of their right to choose their representatives,” said Roland Gutierrez.

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