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Congressional Hispanic Caucus chair accuses Texas Republicans of silencing Latino voters with redistricting plan
TEXAS, AUG 1 – The new map aims to increase GOP seats from 25 to 30 by leveraging recent Latino voter gains, while Democrats vow legal and political resistance to protect minority representation.
- Texas Republicans introduced a congressional map that favors them, leading Democratic Congressmember Jasmine Crockett to announce she would leave her district.
- Jasmine Crockett described the map as a surgical dismantling of representation for communities of color, limiting their voting power.
- The proposed map creates one majority Hispanic district and two majority Black districts.
- State Representative Jon Rosenthal criticized the map, calling it a 'rigged map after sham hearings.
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Limited options for Democrats to retaliate if Texas Republicans redraw congressional map (World)
As Republicans move to redraw legislative maps in red states to pad their narrow House majority in Washington, some Democrats are rethinking their embrace of a nonpartisan approach to line-drawing that now complicates their party's ability to hit back before next year's midterm elections. In many De...
How the New Texas Map Changes the Outlook for the House
Nate Cohn: “It’s still too early to say what might happen beyond Texas. Maybe other Republican states will join; maybe Democrats will retaliate. Obviously, a wider redistricting war could have far greater implications, to say nothing of whether it is healthy for the country.”“But on its
Matagorda County to shift Congressional Districts under proposed redistricting plan
Texas House Republicans unveiled a new draft congressional map this week that seeks to reshape several districts and potentially add five Republican seats to the U.S. House. One notable local impact: Matagorda County would be moved from the 22nd Congressional…
Redistricting attempts heating up around the country ahead of 2026 election
A hearing at the Texas Capitol on Friday, Aug. 1, let voters weigh in on the Republican plan to redistrict before next year’s election. It comes as Democratic politicians in other states plan countermeasures. Redistricting in Texas Top Republicans, including President Donald Trump, have made it clear they want to change the maps to get the GOP more seats in the United States House of Representatives next year. “What voters are seeing now is elec…
Texas House Committee debates congressional redistricting bill targeting five seats
AUSTIN (KXAN)-- The Texas House Select Committee on Congressional Redistricting heard testimony Friday on a proposed map that would redraw 37 of the state's 38 congressional districts, with changes primarily focused on five districts drawn for partisan Republican advantage. State Rep. Todd Hunter, R-Corpus Christi, presented House Bill 4 during the hearing. The proposal comes during a special legislative session called by Gov. Greg Abbott follow…
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