After Farenthold resignation, hopes fade that he'll repay $84,000 sexual harassment settlement

Published: April 17, 2018, 6:40 a.m.

With the Corpus Christi Republican out of Congress, members of both parties have little leverage to convince him to repay taxpayers.

Last year, federal judges ruled that when Texas lawmakers redrew the 27th Congressional District in 2011, they did so in a way that diminished the political clout of Hispanic voters. As the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to hear arguments in a redistricting case that includes CD-27, take a closer look at what's at issue in the district.

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