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WATCH: Colin Allred urges Texans to ‘build a backlash’ against GOP gerrymandering

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Collin Allred and US Rep. Marc Veasey (D-Fort Worth) joined hundreds of Democrats in Fort Worth on Wednesday to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act and protest a plan from President Donald Trump and Gov. Greg Abbott to redraw the state’s congressional districts in an effort to flip five US House seats.
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WATCH: Houston Dem says GOP is trying to ‘erase’ Black voters

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Houston Democrat Jolanda Jones calls out GOP redistricting efforts as a direct attempt to erase Black voters.
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‘Texas law forced me to choose: Watch my baby die or flee my home for medical help’ 

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With two devastating diagnoses and zero choices to end the suffering, an eighth generation Texan had to leave the state to get the care she needed.
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WATCH: Texas House Speaker signs arrest warrants for Democrats who left

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Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows signed arrest warrants for dozens of Democrats on Monday, pledging to use state law enforcement officers to bring the lawmakers back to the State Capitol.
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‘I did it for democracy—and I did it with my son’: The human cost behind Texas Democrats’ walkout

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In an effort to block Republican redistricting plans, more than 50 Texas House Democrats fled the state this week—a bold political act that comes with personal consequences.
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WATCH: Jasmine Crockett calls on Texans to support ‘hero’ Democrats fighting GOP gerrymandering

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As Gov. Greg Abbott called for arresting Democratic state lawmakers and removing them from office, US Rep. Jasmine Crockett said they are "heroes" who need the public's support.
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WATCH: Abbott threatened House Democrats who left the state. This North Texan is fighting back.

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Rep. Linda Garcia (D-Mesquite) has a response to Gov. Greg Abbott’s threats: She did not take on her position to appease the governor.
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WATCH: Houston lawmaker on the cost of leaving Texas to block GOP redistricting plan

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State Rep. Ron Reynolds (D-Missouri City) is among over 50 Democratic lawmakers facing arrest warrants for leaving the state.
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WATCH: Texas Democrats evacuated after bomb threat in Chicago amid redistricting standoff

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Texas Democrats staying in Chicago were evacuated from their hotel after a bomb threat Wednesday.
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 North Texas Democrats leave state to block Trump redistricting plan

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North Texas House Democrats left the state on Sunday to block a vote over the GOP’s new gerrymandered maps for US House districts in the state.
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Texans who rely on safety net programs encouraged to prepare for cuts

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Nonprofit organizations across Texas serving disadvantaged and low-income groups are restructuring after the Trump administration's budget reconciliation bill was signed into law.
Greg Casar speaks about new maps for US House seats in Texas

Texas Republicans unveil new congressional maps targeting 5 Democratic US House seats

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Texas Republicans proposed new maps for US House seats in the state, targeting five Democratic districts in Austin, Dallas, Houston, and South Texas.