Listen, number one, I think it's a good thing that the Texas legislature is moving forward with redistricting. As you noted, the map they put out is designed to elect an additional five Republicans uh to Congress, that could well be the difference between maintaining a Republican majority in the House uh for for the next four years or not. and and and if you look at all the incredible victories we've won in the last 6 months, whether securing the border and an historic investment into building the wall and ...

Joining me now is Texas Democratic Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher. Congresswoman, thank you so much for joining us. We really appreciate it.Thanks, Kristen. I'm glad to be with you. Well, we're really glad to have you.Let's start with your event with Leader Jeff today. Both of you saying, "Look, there are a lot of ways to fight this new map." I'm curious, what do you think is the best strategy. How do you see this flight playing out.Well, I think there are a couple of things, Kristen, and I'm really glad tha ...

Political Landscape & Redistricting - Republicans aim to gain up to five seats in the House in the next election through redistricting efforts [1] - Democrats are considering options to protest, including leaving the state to block the vote on redistricting [1] - The redistricting effort is viewed as an attempt to rig the midterm elections and violates the Voting Rights Act [2] - Texas Democrats view the fight against redistricting as crucial to checking Trump's power [3] - The manipulation of maps is seen as an effort to predetermine the outcome of the 2026 election [4] Democratic Strategy & Resistance - Democrats are employing various tools to fight back against redistricting, but specific strategies are not disclosed [5] - A quorum break was previously used to stop an anti-voter bill, leading to the removal of its worst provisions [5][6] - Fines of $500 per day for a quorum break have been discussed, along with legal questions about donor coverage [7] - Democrats consider the fines a worthwhile price to pay to protect representation [9] - Democrats accuse Republicans of prioritizing redistricting over urgent issues like flood relief [11][12]

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Texas Republicans have released a plan to redraw congressional districts to try to gain five more US House seats in 2026 https://t.co/ViXUohGzSp ...

Texas Republicans have released a plan to redraw congressional districts to try to gain five more US House seats in 2026 https://t.co/chmoV9F0Mu ...

Texas Republicans released a proposed new congressional map after President Donald Trump called on state lawmakers to deliver as many as five new GOP seats through redistricting ahead of the 2026 midterm elections https://t.co/HR0ZRlA0rj ...

Let's start with the proposition that Donald Trump will say, "I had nothing to do with any of this." And so Pam Bondi and, you know, congressional Republicans led by the spineless, you know, Mike Johnson, uh, you know, they will say that anything that contradicts that is not credible, right. Because after all, the president said it's not true. And so if if something else contradicts it, then it must not be credible by definition.And that includes, by the way, and everyone needs to pay attention to this, tha ...

And I say this to you as a fellow Christian. Represent No, I know you're a a devout Christian as and so am I. This bill to me is not only unconstitutional, it's not only unamerican.I think it is also deeply uncchristian. And I say that because I believe this bill is idolatrous. I believe it is exclusionary. And I believe it is arrogant.And those three things in my reading of the gospel are diametrically opposed to the teachings of Jesus. You probably know Matthew 6:5 when Jesus says, "Don't be like the hypo ...