US EditionNew York declares "war" in response to Texas GOP redistricting plan
NEW YORK, AUG 5 – Governor Hochul supports Texas Democrats who fled to block a GOP redistricting plan that could add five Republican seats and is exploring mid-decade redistricting in New York as a countermeasure.
- On Monday, New York Governor Kathy Hochul met with Texas House Democratic Caucus First Vice Chair Mihaela Plesa, State Representatives Lulu Flores, Vikki Goodwin, Cassandra Garcia Hernandez, Jolanda Jones, and Suleman Lalani, vowing to 'fight fire with fire' through redistricting efforts.
- Last week, Texas GOP lawmakers released a first draft of the map that could flip five Democratic-held seats, prompting about 50 Democrats to flee and deny a quorum ahead of Monday.
- Facing legal threats, Texas lawmakers at Hochul’s briefing face a daily $500 fine and are threatened with arrest or removal by Republican leaders if they do not return.
- Looking to Washington, the balance in the U.S. House could flip, as the Texas GOP map may add five Republican seats, shifting control with only four seats at stake.
- Planning beyond Texas, New York Democrats introduced mid-decade redistricting legislation and are exploring a constitutional amendment to redraw congressional maps if another state acts first.
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Assessing Redistricting Claims from Texas, New York Governors
In the battle over Texas’ redistricting plan to pick up Republican House seats, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott have made competing claims. Hochul, a Democrat, said at an Aug. 4 briefing, “Congressional districts are never redrawn mid-decade as they are, but here they are, flagrantly breaking the rules so they can hold on to power.” Districts have been redrawn mid-decade many times, but that’s usually due to legal challenge…
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Indiana Capital ChronicleRedistricting: Fighting fire with fire leaves everyone burned
It would seem as if Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and California Gov. Gavin Newsom don’t have much in common. Yet their recent pronouncements about the need to redraw congressional districts in their states indicate they both are willing to subvert…
New York State lawmakers respond to redistricting issue in Texas
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — New York State lawmakers are responding as Democratic lawmakers in Texas are facing civil arrest warrants for fleeing the state to block a vote that could redraw the state’s electoral map in favor of Republicans. The proposed congressional map is expected to grant Republicans an advantage in five additional districts, shifting the political balance in the state. Many of these Texas lawmakers have stated that they will rema…
California, New York signal they're moving forward with redistricting
(The Hill) – California and New York are signaling they will move forward with plans to redraw congressional lines as Democrats look to counter the Texas GOP. California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) said on Monday that Democrats are pursuing a plan to put mid-decade redistricting before voters, which could be “triggered” by what happens in Texas. And New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D), appearing alongside Texas Democrats who fled to her state over the pr…
Gov. Hochul: Texas Republicans ‘Torching Democracy’
New York Democratic Governor Kathy Hochul is on a tear in support of fellow Democrats in Texas, blaming Texas Republicans for creating division in a column published Tuesday in the Houston Chronicle. Hochul claimed the GOP's Texas congressional redistricting move is "an aggressive power grab designed to flip as many as five current Democratic seats." She wrote, "They've carved up diverse communities in Houston, Dallas and along the border to sil…
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