Watch As Texas Dems Throw Tantrum, Storm Out Before Losing Redistricting Vote

 

By Harold Hutchison

Democrats in the Texas state Senate walked off the floor Tuesday without preventing passage of new congressional districts in that body.

Democrats in the Texas House of Representatives fled to Democratic-controlled states like New York and Illinois in order to thwart a special session of the body to consider redistricting that could net Republicans multiple seats in the United States House of Representatives. The new congressional map passed by a 19-2 vote after nine Democratic state senators walked out, the Texas Tribune reported.

The new map would place Democratic Reps. Henry Cuellar, Greg Cesar, Al Green and Julie Johnson into districts that President Donald Trump won by at least 10.4% in the 2024 presidential election, according to an interactive map on the Texas Tribune’s website. Republicans currently have 219 members of the House of Representatives, compared to 212 Democrats with four vacancies.

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Read Full Article Here…(dailycaller.com)

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