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Aug 14, 2025 Texas legislature refused to release redistricting map draft records citing legislative privilege Tier 1 · Primary Information, Memory and Manipulation
Withholding redistricting deliberations and demographic data obstructs public and judicial scrutiny of potential voting-rights violations.
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- Texas legislature refuses to release redistricting map draft records citing legislative privilege — Following a Public Information Act request by Democracy Docket, the Texas legislature acknowledged holding map draft records detailing racial demographics and communications about specific Latino-predominated districts but refused to release them, citing "legislative privilege" and "attorney-client communication." The withholding prevents public and judicial scrutiny of the decision-making process behind the redistricting plan.
Verified: Tier 1 primary record
Week 30 – 2025-08-09–2025-08-15
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Aug 9, 2025 ICE detained a father and teenage son at a Sheraton hotel for four days despite Marriott's 2019 pledge not to cooperate with ICE Tier 1 · Primary Civil Rights and Dissent
Using private hotels as de facto detention facilities held immigrants without phone or legal access, undermining due process and corporate accountability.
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- ICE used Sheraton hotel in Louisiana to detain immigrants despite Marriott's 2019 pledge — Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detained a father and teenage son at a Sheraton hotel in Alexandria, Louisiana, for four days in August 2025 before deporting them to Ecuador. The detention contradicts Marriott's July 2019 public commitment that its properties would not be used to cooperate with ICE or serve as detention facilities. A source with knowledge of hotel operations indicated the Sheraton has been used to detain immigrant families and unaccompanied children since its late 2023 renovation. Marriott did not respond to requests for comment about whether it has a formal contract with ICE or knowledge of the detentions.
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Week 30 – 2025-08-09–2025-08-15
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