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Texas Republicans: It’s About Power, Yes—but Also Their Radical Agenda

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Even if Republicans are driving gerrymandering today, Democrats certainly did it in the past. Redistricting in the middle of a decade, as opposed to waiting for the next U.S. census, isn’t totally unprecedented either. It turns out a precedent for today’s Texas Republicans was, well, Texas Republicans, who rigged maps in their favor in 2003 to win more U.S. House seats the next year. But it is still alarming that Governor Greg Abbott and the sta…

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Joe Scarborough tears into Texas Republicans over 'idiotic' redistricting plan

Joe Scarborough tore into Texas Republicans over their “idiotic” plan to redraw the state’s congressional maps and “rig the system” against Democrats.

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Texas Republicans: It’s About Power, Yes—but Also Their Radical Agenda

Of course this gerrymandering plan is about keeping power. But it’s about keeping power to a specific end: to pass laws people hate and block ones they want.

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The New Republic broke the news in on Tuesday, August 5, 2025.
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