Filed Date: Jan. 12, 2022
Closed Date: Jan. 13, 2022
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On January 12, 2022, Veronica Escobar, the U.S. Representative for Texas’s 16th Congressional District filed a federal lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas against Texas’s Governor, Greg Abbott, and Texas Secretary of State, John Scott, challenging the state’s new congressional redistricting plan as intentionally discriminatory against Latino voters, in violation of the 14th Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause and diluting Latino voters’ voting strength, in violation of § 2 of the federal Voting Rights Act (“VRA”). Escobar sought declaratory judgment that the plan was unconstitutional and unlawful in addition to a preliminary and permanent injunction barring the plan from use in future elections.
On January 13, 2022, Judge David C Guaderrama consolidated this action with several other pending challenges to Texas’s redistricting plans in League of United Latin Am. Citizens (LULAC) v. Abbott. Litigation remains ongoing.
Summary Authors
Claire Pollard (7/14/2025)
League of United Latin American Citizens v. Abbott, Western District of Texas (2021)
For PACER's information on parties and their attorneys, see: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/62288167/parties/escobar-v-abbott-in-his-official-capacity-as-governor-of-texas/
Guaderrama, David Campos (Texas)
Golando, Martin Anthony (Texas)
Marshall, Edward L. (Texas)
See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/62288167/escobar-v-abbott-in-his-official-capacity-as-governor-of-texas/
Last updated Aug. 17, 2025, 9:34 p.m.
State / Territory: Texas
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Key Dates
Filing Date: Jan. 12, 2022
Closing Date: Jan. 13, 2022
Case Ongoing: No
Plaintiffs
Plaintiff Description:
Escobar is the current U.S. Representative for Congressional District 16 (CD 16). She is a registered voter in CD 16 and will vote in future elections in CD 16, including the swiftly approaching 2022 Democratic primary election.
Public Interest Lawyer: No
Filed Pro Se: No
Class Action Sought: No
Class Action Outcome: Not sought
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Case Details
Causes of Action:
Voting Rights Act, section 2, 52 U.S.C. § 10301 (previously 42 U.S.C. § 1973)
Voting Rights Act, section 5, 52 U.S.C. § 10304 (previously 42 U.S.C. § 1973c)
Declaratory Judgment Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2201
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Prevailing Party: None Yet / None
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