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Texas Democrats leave state in bid to stop new congressional map
TEXAS, AUG 4 – More than 51 Texas House Democrats fled to Chicago to block a GOP redistricting plan that would add five Republican U.S. House seats, risking fines and legal action, officials said.
- On Sunday, Texas House Democratic lawmakers left the state, depriving Republicans of the quorum needed for a Monday vote on a new congressional map.
- A mid-cycle redraw, backed by the Republican-controlled Legislature and President Donald Trump, aims to add five GOP-leaning districts amid a legislative impasse.
- The Texas House rules require at least 100 members for a quorum, and the absence of more than 50 Democratic members halts legislative business before Monday’s vote.
- Under Abbott’s orders, absent Democratic lawmakers face a $500-a-day fine and possible removal from office, with Abbott declaring `This truancy ends now`.
- The U.S. House Republicans hold a narrow 219–212 majority, and redistricting could boost Texas’s delegation from 25 to 30 seats.
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Trump wants to redraw the map of Texas – to favor a Republican victory in the next election. But now Democrats are stopping the proposal with an unusual trick – leaving the state. – We will not be complicit in the destruction of our own communities, says Texas Democrat Gene Wu to CNN.
Unusual times require unusual measures: in order to prevent a vote called for by US President Trump on a new cut in constituencies, dozens of Democratic MPs leave Texas, whose Republican governor is considering drastic steps.
Many members of the Texas House of Representatives have left the state to prevent such a vote, and when they return is open.
Texas Democrats exit state to block redistricting vote
What happenedMore than 51 Texas House Democrats left their state Sunday to at least temporarily thwart a Republican plan to redraw congressional districts to create five more likely GOP seats.The unusual mid-decade redistricting, requested by President Donald Trump in an effort to preserve the GOP's narrow U.S. House majority in the 2026 midterms, was slated for a Texas House vote on Tuesday.Who said whatThe Democratic lawmakers said they planne…
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