US Rep. Marc Veasey (D-Fort Worth) spoke at Greater Saint Stephen First Church, which currently sits in the diverse congressional district he has represented since 2012, on the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act.
He warned his constituents about the GOP’s redistricting plans, which President Donald Trump urged Gov. Greg Abbott to add to his special session agenda. The new maps redraw five US House districts currently held by Democrats to try and flip them to Republicans in the 2026 midterm elections. Veasey would be drawn out of his own district under the plan.
“ The one thing that keeps Donald Trump up at night, the one thing, it’s not protests, it’s not anything else that you see, the one thing that keeps him up at night is losing that majority in the House, and it all starts right here in Texas,” Veasey told the crowd.
