Outright admission of gerrymandering?

Wow.  Texas certainly has it all.  The GOP there might not be racists in their redistricting, but they've plainly admitted to gerrymandering.  The lede:

Texas didn’t discriminate against minority voters. It was only because they were Democrats.

Even if you take them at their word, of which I admit to being skeptical, they've admitted that they are not seeking the good of the state.  Public servants, they are not.  Hard not to admire the brazenness, but wow.