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Will Texas be as ‘gerrymandered’ as California?
Texas Public Policy Vice President Chuck DeVore addresses whether Texas will be as ‘gerrymandered’ as California as a new congressional proposal creates five districts President Donald Trump carried.
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Dozens of Texas Democrats are fleeing the state to block a redistricting vote that could benefit Republicans, marking a dramatic effort to derail an upcoming legislative process.
The lawmakers flew to Chicago where they plan to hold a press conference with Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker later on Sunday, according to local Austin station KVUE.
At least 100 members of the 150-member Texas House must be present to conduct business. Josh Rush Nisenson, the spokesperson for the House Democratic Caucus, told The Associated Press that at least 51 Democratic members are leaving the state.
Republicans currently hold 25 of the state’s 38 seats. They are being supported in their efforts to redistrict by President Donald Trump.
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The Texas State Capitol has become the focus of national attention amid a heated redistricting battle. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
The redistricting proposal, which was introduced by Texas House Republicans last week, would likely net five new Republican U.S. House seats in the 2026 midterm elections.
Gene Wu, chair of the House Democratic Caucus, defended the Democrats’ last-ditch effort in a statement on Sunday.
“This is not a decision we make lightly, but it is one we make with absolute moral clarity,” Wu said.
But leaving the state could expose the Democrats to penalties, including fines, and Attorney General Ken Paxton previously threatened to arrest them over the civil violation.
“[T]hey should be found and arrested no matter where they go,” the attorney general said.
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