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WATCH: Houston lawmaker on the cost of leaving Texas to block GOP redistricting plan

By Staff Reports

August 7, 2025
State Rep. Ron Reynolds (D-Missouri City) is among over 50 Democratic lawmakers facing arrest warrants for leaving the state. They left Texas on Sunday to block a Republican plan to redraw the state’s congressional maps and pick up five more US House seats.
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