Texas House passes new congressional maps

And after weeks of delays, the Texas House gave back into session today, finally voting on Governor Abbott's controversial redistricting plan. And in a shock to a lot of people, but not at all a surprise. His new congressional maps just passed, which could add five Republican seats to the US Congress.But Democrats fought until the very end by staging a protest by sleeping on the floor overnight. at one point even ripping up these so-called permission slips that Republicans required to leave the chamber. Her ...