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Texas has long been one of the least democratic states in the US, a place where voting rights are frequently under attack and electoral districts are manipulated for political gain. In August 2025, Texas Republicans passed a law to create new electoral maps that seek to eliminate five Democratic-held seats in the US House.

Redistricting can shape everything from which communities have the power to elect leaders who reflect their needs to how much funding neighborhoods receive for schools, health care, and infrastructure. In other words: Redistricting impacts who gets to have a real voice in the political process.

Our coverage here looks at the who, what, when, where, why, and what’s next on all things redistricting.

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WATCH: Rep. Jolanda Jones speaks out on why Texas Democrats took a stand

by Staff Reports

| August 9, 2025

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Texas State Rep. Jolanda Jones joined fellow Texas Democrats in leaving the state on Sunday to break quorum and block the GOP’s redistricting blitz.
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WATCH: Texas lawmaker explains why she left the state to block redistricting

by Staff Reports

| August 9, 2025

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Rep. Linda Garcia (D-Mesquite) is one of nearly 60 Texas House members that left the state on Aug. 3 to stop Gov. Gregg Abbott’s special session, and in turn, a Republican plan to flip five US House seats ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
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WATCH: ‘This is not a Texas map, it is a Trump map’

by Staff Reports

| August 8, 2025

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Several Texas Democrats—including US Reps. Jasmine Crockett (D-Dallas), Lloyd Doggett (D-Austin), Greg Casar (D-Austin), and Al Green (D-Houston)—made their way to Austin earlier this month to testify against redistricting plans.
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WATCH: Colin Allred urges Texans to ‘build a backlash’ against GOP gerrymandering

by Staff Reports

| August 8, 2025

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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

by Staff Reports

| August 8, 2025

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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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