US EditionKathy Hochul welcomes to New York Texas Democrats who fled redistricting vote: ‘This is a war’
NEW YORK, UNITED STATES, AUG 4 – Governor Hochul supports Texas Democrats fleeing to block GOP redistricting adding five Republican seats and plans to pursue mid-decade redistricting in New York to counter partisan maps.
- On Monday, August 4, 2025, New York Governor Kathy Hochul hosted Texas Democrats who fled their state and vowed to “fight fire with fire.”
- Facing a redistricting bid, Texas Republican lawmakers unveiled a new map last week, and at least 51 of the 150 Democratic lawmakers left Texas to block quorum.
- Hochul said, `What Texas and Republican states are doing at the direction of Donald Trump, I say, is nothing short of a legal insurrection against our Capitol.`
- Refusing to let New York operate at a disadvantage, Hochul plans to dismantle the Independent Redistricting Commission, with Democrats proposing a constitutional amendment requiring two-session approval for redistricting.
- Emerging mid-decade efforts in blue states, including California, Illinois, Maryland, New Jersey, Oregon, Minnesota, and Washington, are part of a nationwide "political arms race" over congressional boundaries, Politico reported.
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'This is a war': Hochul joins blue-state push in brewing gerrymander arms race
In strongly worded remarks, New York Governor Kathy Hochul declared “war” in response to President Donald Trump’s demand that Texas eliminate Democratic-held congressional seats through redistricting. Refusing to let New York operate at a disadvantage, Hochul blasted Texas Republicans as “law-breaking cowboys” and vowed to work to dismantle her state’s independent redistricting commission so she could redraw the maps on equal terms.Governor Hoch…
'This Is a War': Hochul Joins Blue-State Map Push in Gerrymander Arms Race
In strongly worded remarks, New York Governor Kathy Hochul declared “war” in response to President Donald Trump’s demand that Texas eliminate Democratic-held congressional seats through redistricting. Refusing to let New York operate at a disadvantage, Hochul blasted Texas Republicans as “law-breaking cowboys” and vowed to work to dismantle her state’s independent redistricting commission so she could redraw the maps on equal terms.
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