US EditionTexas Democrat: Trump Redistricting Effort ‘Five-Alarm Fire’
TEXAS, JUL 18 – Democrats aim to block a GOP redistricting plan that could add five Republican congressional seats and dilute minority voting power, using quorum break tactics last employed in 2021.
- On July 21, Texas House Democrats signal a quorum break to block the GOP's mid-decade redistricting plan.
- Governor Greg Abbott announced last week a mid-decade redistricting drive, placing it atop the 18-item special session agenda.
- Relying on old population data, faces a court challenge alleging discrimination against Black and Hispanic voters, and follows a state gain of two seats Republicans aim to keep.
- In Houston, a day of protest is slated for July 19 across city districts, and State Rep. Ron Reynolds said, `I am ready, willing, and able to get into good trouble by breaking quorum when justice is on the line.`
- As Texas readies its special session, critics warn the redistricting could disenfranchise millions of Texans, particularly voters of color, shaping the balance of power in Washington.
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Texas Democrat: Trump redistricting effort ‘five-alarm fire’
Rep. Greg Casar (D-Texas) warned that GOP redistricting efforts in the Lone Star State represent a “five-alarm fire” and urged Democrats to push back. “This is a five-alarm fire, what’s happening in Texas. Donald Trump has already said that if he does this to Texas, he wants to do this all across the country,” the…
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