15 teens. 300 miles. One mighty ancestral river, running free. The Washington Post Politics
It would "suppress the votes of Black and brown Austinites," one Democrat said. Politics
Texas Democrats are get financial support from a Soros-backed group and Beto O'Rourke's organization after leaving state to prevent a redistricting vote. Politics
Texas GOP governor sues to remove Democratic leader amid election map fight The Washington Post Politics
Texas GOP is threatening to arrest Democratic lawmakers unless they return to vote on redrawing the congressional map. And, two NASA satellite missions that scientists and farmers rely on could end. Events
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) is praising Texas Democrats for refusing to vote on a Republican-led redistricting plan that could shift five congressional seats to the GOP, a move that involved fleeing the state to break quorum. His comments come amid a broader effort by Democrats to delegitimize Republican-led election reforms while advancing their own partisan maps in deep blue states. The post Hakeem Jeffries Cheers Texas Dems Who Fled State to Block GOP Map: ‘The Embodiment of Good Trouble’ appeared first on Breitbart. Politics
Texas Democrats flee state in effort to block GOP’s House map overhaul The Washington Post Politics
The walkout was a sharp escalation in the bitterly partisan clash over a congressional redistricting requested by President Trump. Politics
The move would be a sharp escalation in the bitterly partisan clash over a congressional redistricting requested by President Trump. Politics
Texas Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett criticizes new GOP redistricting map that looks to gain seats for Republicans by consolidating or flipping Democrat strongholds. Events