US EditionTexas Democrats Stay Put in Illinois as Redistricting Standoff Continues, Gov. Pritzker Appears on Colbert Show
COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, AUG 5 – More than 50 Texas House Democrats fled to delay a redistricting plan that would add five GOP congressional seats, facing threats but staying committed to protecting voting rights.
- Facing a bomb threat, Texas House Democrats evacuated their Chicago hotel Wednesday while protesting mid-decade redistricting.
- More than 50 House Democrats fled Texas over the weekend to block a redistricting vote, as the state legislature began redrawing districts last week with Trump administration backing.
- Maura Healey, Massachusetts Governor, said, `I pledge my support to them`, praising the Texas lawmakers' stand for free and fair elections, with Galvin adding, `This isn't just their fight, they're not here to escape`.
- Texas House Democratic Caucus leaders reaffirmed `We are safe, we are secure, and we are undeterred` and vowed to persist against the GOP's proposed congressional map.
- With the special session lasting until August 19, Texas Democrats' absence holds hostage flood relief and property tax legislation.
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Governor J.B. Pritzker on Tuesday opened the door to possible redistricting in Illinois by mid-decade, as Texas Democrats continued their retreat to the Midwest and Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chairman Ken Martin vowed to fight Republican efforts “tooth and nail.” “This is not the Democratic Party of our grandparents, who would have used pencil and paper to fight the war. This is a new Democratic Party,” Martin declared at a press confer…
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