Texas Senate redistricting committee has asked U.S. Assistant AG Harmeet Dhillion to testify before the committee [View all]

Michael Li 李之樸
@mcpli

After requests by two Texas Democrats, Texas Senate redistricting committee has asked U.S. Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillion to testify before the committee. #txlege

Dhillion is the author of a July 7 letter claiming that TX-09, TX-18, and TX-29 in Metro Houston and TX-33 in the DFW Metroplex were unconstitutional racial gerrymanders. #txlege

After requests by two Texas Democrats, Texas Senate redistricting committee has asked U.S. Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillion to testify before the committee. #txlege

— Michael Li (李之樸) (@mcpli.bsky.social) 2025-07-26T16:49:06.621Z

Dhillion is the author of a July 7 letter claiming that TX-09, TX-18, and TX-29 in Metro Houston and TX-33 in the DFW Metroplex were unconstitutional racial gerrymanders.

That letter later served as Gov. Greg Abbott’s justification for adding redistricting to the special session call. #txlege

— Michael Li (李之樸) (@mcpli.bsky.social) 2025-07-26T16:55:54.508Z

But the claims in the Dhillion letter have since been vigorously rejected by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton who wrote in response that the state drew the four districts on a race-blind basis.

#txlege

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— Michael Li (李之樸) (@mcpli.bsky.social) 2025-07-26T16:59:44.611Z

The Dhillion letter also is a bit of a mess legally. As one of the redistricting expert witnesses put it at a committee hearing this week, “The letter appears that it may have been drafted quickly and in haste.” #txlege

— Michael Li (李之樸) (@mcpli.bsky.social) 2025-07-26T17:02:23.474Z