Texas Republicans will face off against Democrats and minority advocacy groups this week in the first trial related to contested redistricting maps approved by the Legislature earlier this year.
The federal case in San Antonio is just one part of a complex legal fight taking place both in Texas and Washington, D.C. to determine what political boundaries will shape the state's politics for the next decade.
Both sides say that winning the legal battle is a fight for democracy.
"I'm ready to have my day in court," said state Rep. Marc Veasey, D-Fort Worth, one of multiple plaintiffs in the San Antonio suit. "Hopefully we can effect change and make sure the voters in southeast Fort Worth are treated fairly this time."
Republicans have framed the battle as proof of Democratic desperation.
Redistricting trial begins Tuesday in Texas
