US Edition'Going to Be a Long Night' | State Sen. Carol Alvarado of Houston Plans Filibuster to Delay Redistricting Vote
Senator Carol Alvarado aims to delay Texas's new congressional map, which seeks to flip five Democratic seats to Republicans, influencing the 2026 midterm election balance.
- On August 22, 2025, Houston-area Democratic state Sen. Carol Alvarado announced she will filibuster the Texas Senate's vote on the new congressional map, posting on X with a photo of tennis shoes to signal readiness.
- Earlier this week, the Texas House approved the new congressional map in an 88-52 vote after House Democrats left the state to deny a constitutionally required two-thirds quorum, stalling the bill for roughly two weeks.
- The proposed map would, if enacted, shift five Democratic-held seats to Republican control, altering Houston-area districts including Congressional District 9, Sen. Phil King said he relied on legal counsel and expressed, `I have the highest confidence in the counsel that we've engaged`.
- Alvarado's filibuster will delay the Texas Senate's approval, the second-to-last step before Gov. Greg Abbott is expected to sign the new map into law shortly after Friday's vote.
- Meanwhile, in California, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation advancing a redistricting plan to gain five U.S. House seats, as Democrats returned Monday after his announcement to counter Republican gains in Texas.
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KTAL NBC 6 News
CW39 HoustonSenate blocks filibuster, passes congressional redistricting map
AUSTIN (Nexstar) -- Early Saturday morning, the Texas State Senate gave final approval to legislation to redraw the state's congressional map. The vote came after Republicans in the chamber made a procedural move that blocked a planned filibuster by State Sen. Carol Alvarado, D-Houston. The move came just after 12:30 AM, after the Senate had returned from a three hour recess. State Sen. Charles Perry, R-Lubbock, accused Alvarado of using a campa…
Democratic Texas state Sen. Carol Alvarado outfitted with catheter, urine bag for redistricting bill filibuster
Texas Democratic state Sen. Carol Alvarado announced plans Friday to filibuster a Republican-led redistricting bill — and while she’ll be holding the floor, she won’t be holding it in.
Colorado Springs Gazette
Texas Senate Democrat to use catheter to filibuster redistricting plan
One Texas Senate Democrat is taking drastic measures to ensure her filibuster of the state Republican redistricting plan is successful. Democratic state Sen. Carol Alvarado is using a catheter to urinate into a urine bag, which will be hidden by…
Texas Standard
Houston Public MediaHouston state Sen. Carol Alvarado says she will filibuster Republicans’ new congressional map
“Republicans think they can walk all over us,” Alvarado said in a post on social media Friday afternoon. “Today I’m going to kick back … Going to be a long night.”
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