US EditionTrump says GOP ‘entitled’ to 5 more House seats in Texas
TEXAS, AUG 5 – Texas Republicans aim to gain five additional U.S. House seats through redistricting despite Democratic lawmakers breaking quorum and facing fines, arrests, and removal threats.
- At a special legislative session, Texas lawmakers initiated a mid-decade redistricting process to give Republicans five extra U.S. House seats.
- To prevent the vote, Democratic state representatives left Texas, traveling to Illinois, New York and Massachusetts to break quorum and block the redistricting vote.
- Under Texas House rules, legislators face a $500 fine per day, and House Speaker Dustin Burrows signed civil arrest warrants for more than 50 absent Democrats.
- Voting rights lawyer Chad Dunn said there is `no basis` for Paxton’s Tuesday statement, as Abbott petitioned the Texas Supreme Court to vacate Gene Wu’s seat.
- Looking nationally, map changes in Texas could help Republicans retain control of the U.S. House and prevent Democrats from threatening President Donald Trump’s 2026 agenda.
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