US EditionTexas Democrats Vow to Keep Fighting as Committee Advances Redrawn Map to Full House
TEXAS, AUG 3 – The new map increases Republican seats to 30, reducing Democratic districts to eight, following a party-line committee vote amid legal challenges and public opposition.
- A Texas House committee advanced House Bill 4 on Saturday, voting 12-6 along party lines to approve a new congressional map redrawing 37 of 38 districts.
- The vote followed a 15-hour hearing Friday with testimony from Texas Democrats and the public opposing the map, amid claims it racially discriminates and benefits Republicans.
- Republican Rep. Todd Hunter, who authored the bill, explained that the plan creates new majority-minority districts, introduces two Anglo-majority seats, and includes five additional districts designed to reflect electoral competitiveness.
- Under the map, Republicans would likely hold 30 seats and Democrats 8, while Hunter acknowledged that political performance ‘‘does not guarantee electoral success’’ but ‘‘allows Republican candidates the opportunity to compete.’’
- The map now proceeds to the state Committee on Calendars, with a full House vote expected next Tuesday, while Democratic governors have vowed to respond in kind to the redistricting effort.
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Three days after maps are released, Texas House committee advances redistricting plan
(The Center Square) – The Texas House Select Committee on Redistricting passed a new redistricting plan on Saturday along party lines. Three Democrats were absent and didn’t vote.
In draft congressional map, Texas Republicans bet big that gains with…
The plan increases the share of Hispanic voters in three of the five districts targeted by the GOP, banking that enough will turn out and vote for Republicans without Donald Trump on the ballot.
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