US EditionHealey Says Texas Redistricting Is an 'Attempt to Grab Power'
TEXAS, AUG 5 – Texas Democrats fled the state to block redistricting that would add five Republican districts and dilute minority votes, highlighting a national fight over voting rights and representation.
- On August 5, 2025, Governor Maura Healey welcomed Texas Democratic lawmakers in Boston who fled Texas to block a vote on a new congressional map.
- Texas Democrats left the state to break the quorum needed in the 150-seat Texas House, where Republicans hold a slim majority, as the proposed map would add five Republican seats.
- Healey and Massachusetts Secretary of State William Galvin criticized the Texas map as partisan, targeting majority-minority districts and potentially suppressing votes of people of color nationwide.
- Healey described the situation as an effort to seize control, alter the established regulations, and influence a specific result, while Senator Carol Alvarado emphasized that they are steadfastly defending democratic principles.
- The lawmakers’ efforts highlight broader concerns about partisan redistricting under Republican control, with implications for fair representation and voting rights beyond Texas.
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Texas Dems rally in Boston for redistricting fight
BOSTON – A group of Democratic Texas state lawmakers held a protest outside the Massachusetts State House on Wednesday to rally opposition to the "gerrymandered" U.S. House maps sought by President Donald Trump and Texas Republican leadership ahead of next…
Texas Democrats advocate in Massachusetts
BOSTON (WWLP) - Texas Democrats joined lawmakers from Massachusetts and across the country to hold two press conferences in the last two days. These lawmakers left Texas to block a GOP redistricting plan, part of President Trump and Texas Governor Greg Abbott's plan to flip 5 seats in the 2026 election. On Tuesday, the lawmakers joined Secretary of the Commonwealth Bill Galvin and Governor Maura Healey for a closed-door talk. In a press conferen…
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DailyTruthReportMassachusetts' Dem Governor Threatens to Redistrict in Response to Texas - There's Just One, Big Problem
The ongoing battle between Texas Republicans and Democrats has led the latter to seek an ally in Massachusetts Democratic Gov. Maura Healey, but the New England politician’s comments expose the […] The post Massachusetts' Dem Governor Threatens to Redistrict in Response to Texas - There's Just One, Big Problem appeared first on The Western Journal.
Healey says Texas redistricting is an 'attempt to grab power'
BOSTON (WPRI) — Some Texas Democrats who fled their home state to avoid a special legislative session to redraw congressional districts are in Massachusetts. Gov. Maura Healey welcomed them to the State House on Tuesday, after they left Texas to stop a new congressional map that could give the Republicans five more seats. By leaving the Lone Star State, Democrats broke quorum, essentially halting the vote. IN-DEPTH: Democrats prevent Texas …
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