Texas Democrats are fleeing the state to block a redistricting vote that could give Republicans five new U.S. House seats in the 2026 midterm elections cycle, the AP reported Sunday.
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DozensofTexasDemocratsarefleeingthestatetoblockaredistrictingvotethatcouldbenefitRepublicans,markingadramaticefforttoderailanupcominglegislativeprocess.
ThelawmakersflewtoChicagowheretheyplantoholdapressconferencewithIllinoisGovernorJ.B.PritzkerlateronSunday,accordingtolocalAustinstationKVUE.
Atleast100membersofthe150-memberTexasHousemustbepresenttoconductbusiness.JoshRushNisenson,thespokespersonfortheHouseDemocraticCaucus,toldTheAssociatedPressthatatleast51Democraticmembersareleavingthestate.
Republicanscurrentlyhold25ofthestate’s38seats.TheyarebeingsupportedintheireffortstoredistrictbyPresidentDonaldTrump.
TEXASMAPFIGHTESCALATESASJEFFRIESVOWS‘ALLOPTIONS’TOSTOPGOPPLAN
Theredistrictingproposal,whichwasintroducedbyTexasHouseRepublicanslastweek,wouldlikelynetfivenewRepublicanU.S.Houseseatsinthe2026midtermelections.
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