Tarrant County filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought by citizens claiming the county engaged in racial gerrymandering when they approved a map with new precinct boundaries on June 3.
The motion argues the court overseeing the case does not have jurisdiction over the matter, the districts being changed are not protected under the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and no evidence of racial intent in the redistricting process was provided.
The county in the motion claims they were redistricting purely to increase the Republican majority on the court from 3-2 to 4-1, drawing out Precinct 2 County Commissioner Alisa Simmons. She is up for reelection next year…