Nonilex
@Nonilex@masto.ai replied  ·  activity timestamp 4 days ago
#Democrats in the #Texas legislature said they were fleeing the state Sunday to block a #redistricting plan backed by #Trump aimed at preserving the #GOP’s slim #House majority, escalating tensions as a broader fight over congressional district lines unfolds throughout the country ahead of the 2026 #midterms.

#law #gerrymandering #rigged#Congress #elections
Nonilex
@Nonilex@masto.ai replied  ·  activity timestamp 4 days ago
#Texas#Democrats have twice deployed the same tactic to combat #legislation in the 22 years since #Republicans have controlled all of state government, but their efforts ultimately failed. This time, Democrats plan to stay away for 2 weeks to run out the clock on a special legislative session called by Gov. #GregAbbott (R) to draw a map that would give Republicans 5 more #House seats.

#law #gerrymandering#Trump #rigged#Congress #midterms #elections
Nonilex
@Nonilex@masto.ai replied  ·  activity timestamp 4 days ago

The #Texas#House can conduct business only when two-thirds of its 150 members are present. At least 51 of the chamber’s 62 #Democrats will need to boycott the session to prevent #Republicans from acting on the new map. The lawmakers could return a couple of days before the special session ends Aug. 19 & use other stall tactics, but any success could be short-lived as #GregAbbott can immediately call another 30-day session.

#law #gerrymandering#Trump #rigged#Congress #midterms #elections
Nonilex
@Nonilex@masto.ai replied  ·  activity timestamp 4 days ago
#Update:

#GregAbbott threatens to try to expel #Democrats who left #Texas
The Texas state #House is set to reconvene at 3PM CT Monday. Democrats have left the state to try to stop #Republicans from moving ahead with enacting a new congressional map that would give the #GOP 5 more safe seats in the #US#Congress.

#law #gerrymandering#Trump
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/08/04/texas-democrats-redistricting-maps-abbott-trump/
Nonilex
@Nonilex@masto.ai replied  ·  activity timestamp 4 days ago
#Texas Gov. #GregAbbott (R) is threatening to try to remove Democratic lawmakers from office for fleeing the state & claiming they could be charged with #crimes, escalating tensions overnight in a showdown over redrawing congressional lines ahead of the #MidtermElections.
Most of the #Democrats in the TX state #House exited the state Sunday…to prevent #Republicans from overhauling the state’s map to give themselves 5 more safe #GOP seats.

#law #gerrymandering#Trump