When You're Up Against the Wall, You're Probably Texas Democrats

 

NYTimes:

Democratic members of the Texas House of Representatives left the state on Sunday in a last-ditch attempt to stop Republicans from adopting an aggressively redrawn congressional map. Their absence is expected to prevent the House from reaching the quorum needed to hold a vote this week.

The walkout was a sharp escalation in the bitter partisan clash over a mid-decade redistricting in Texas that was requested by President Trump. Republicans in the State Legislature were rapidly moving forward, with the map — drawn to flip five Democratic congressional districts to favor Republicans — being passed out of two committees over the weekend.

@mullershewrote.com commented on Blue Sky, Aug 3, 2025 at 5:18 PM:

"Good! They've done this twice before. Ultimately, it doesn't work, but it calls attention to the fact that Republican policy is so bad that they have to cheat to win"