Sorry, I have to leave. They said it's a felony for me to do this. Apparently, I can't be on the floor or in the bathroom. Well, you told me I was only allowed to be here in the bathroom.No, hang on. Bye, everybody. I've got to go.Representative Collier was supposed to join us tonight. She is still on the House floor as this all unfolds right here in real time. We're going to talk to her as soon as is possible.But for now, joining us, Texas State Representative John Buucy III. He represents parts of Austin. ...

Want to get back to a story that we have been following. The Texas House voting to officially pass the state's controversial uh redistricting plan proposed by the governor to add five more GOP congressional seats for the 2026 midterms. Once it passes any minute now, um it's still not a done deal yet.The bill now goes to the Texas Senate before heading to the governor's desk uh to sign into law. Want to get right to Ryan Chandler who's been standing by for us at the state capital. And this thing has been dra ...

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It is 3:00 at the Texas State House in Austin. The burning hot epicenter today of the future of democracy. Right now, following a marathon session crackling with fireworks speeches and amendments and debate, at this moment, it appears we are close to a final vote on those new gerrymander district maps, the transparently partisan ones drawn up mid decade by Republicans at the request of Donald Trump attempting to gobble up more seats in Congress.Of course, the truth of the matter is that today's long- aaited ...

All right, joining us now from Austin, NBC News correspondent Ryan Chandler and politics reporter for the Texas Tribune, Kayla Guo. Also with us is Fair Vote senior fellow and author of Anti-Democratic: Inside the Farright's 50-year plot to control American elections, David Daly, and University of Virginia professor and director of the Center for Politics, Larry Sabido. He is the co-author of the new book Campaign of Chaos: Trump, Biden, Harris, and the 2024 American Election. All right, Ryan, first off to ...

So joining us now is California Congressman Pete Aguilar, chair of the House Democratic Caucus. It's good to see you again, Congressman. Let me just start with the big picture.What's your level of confidence that Democrats can pull this off in your state. And do you think based on what you're seeing now in Texas, it's an imperative to do it. >> Well, I'm confident that we have to uh what we are seeing in Texas uh is terrible.Uh, and you see the split screen there where President Trump calls Governor Abbott ...

Ryan, tell me you're there, what you're seeing, what it feels like as this fight reaches its climax. >> Well, Chris, I'm not inside the capital yet. Thank you for bearing with me on on what's been a a hectic week.Um, uh, for all week it has felt very tense here. Um, in fact, just yesterday, we saw an evacuation at the Texas capital after a threat uh to to law enforcement and lawmakers lives. Uh the Department of Public Safety says that a a social media threat told people to go to the Capitol and shoot anybo ...

Watch live coverage as the Texas House are scheduled to vote today on the GOP's plan to redraw the state's congressional map after Democratic lawmakers returned to Austin. Democrats fled the state for weeks to block a vote on the map, and several planned to spend the night last night on the statehouse floor in protest. Democrats are expected to debate and challenge the legality of Texas GOP's new plan to gerrymander five new GOP congressional seats in the state, before voting today. For more context and new ...

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So, this is an interesting political story. Uh, today, Republicans in Texas are one step closer to redrawing the state's congressional maps in their favor. So, if passed, this map would clear the way for the GOP to potentially net five new seats in the House of Representatives next year.This comes as Democrats return to the capital after their twoe out of state protest. As you can see right here in this video, they were met by crowds of chanting supporters. But now, the Texas House Speaker is cracking down ...