Minorities will make up the majority of voters in three additional Texas congressional districts under a proposed redistricting map released by a federal court. The map is expected to give Democrats an advantage in the 2012 elections as they seek to win back the House. Minorities now are the majority in 10 of 32 Texas districts. The new map will raise that to 13 of 36 if the court gives the map final approval, as expected. The San Antonio-based federal court drew the maps after minority groups sued the state, contending a redistricting map drawn by the Republican-led Legislature does not reflect the growth in the state's Hispanic and black populations.
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