Texas Democrats rallied exterior the Massachusetts State Home Wednesday morning as they continued to dodge their legislative duties in an try and decelerate a Republican try and redraw Congressional traces within the Lone Star State.
The gathering was a part of an effort by Democrats throughout the nation to point out solidarity with Texas state lawmakers who’re making an attempt to postpone votes on new U.S. Home maps that may add extra Republican seats in Texas.
President Donald Trump has referred to as on Texas Republicans to approve the brand new maps forward of the 2026 midterm elections with a view to enhance his get together’s probabilities at holding onto their slim majority within the U.S. Home.
However the maps have drawn a wave of criticism from Democrats, together with Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey.
Healey met with Texas Democrats Tuesday afternoon inside her workplace and advised reporters afterward that the brand new U.S. Home maps are a “partisan, craven political power grab.”
Healey mentioned residents in Massachusetts have “seen the impact in Massachusetts of Donald Trump’s cuts to Medicaid and anti-hunger programs, and the way his tariffs … raised the cost for everyone.”
“What’s happening in Texas matters to the people of Massachusetts, and it matters to people all over this country if we don’t have a fair election system in this country. That impacts, that hurts all Americans,” Healey advised reporters on the State Home.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and his fellow Republicans have threatened to take away Democrats who’ve left the state from workplace, nice them every day they’re away from Austin, and even have them arrested if they don’t return to work.
By leaving Texas, the Democratic lawmakers have successfully prevented Republicans within the state from adopting the U.S. Home maps by gauranteeing the 150-member Texas Home doesn’t have a quroum to do its enterprise.
The Republican-controlled state Home didn’t attain a vital quroum to vote on the maps each Monday and Tuesday.
Supplies from the Related Press had been used on this report.
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