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Texas Pushes Redistricting Into an Era of ‘Maximum Warfare’

2 août 2025 à 05:02
Republicans are pursuing every possible advantage, essentially trying to win elections long before people vote. In response, even some once-squeamish Democrats are talking about fighting ‘fire with fire.’

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The attempt in Texas to redraw the map for the state’s U.S. House districts has pushed many Democrats to a breaking point.

Eric Holder on Why He Reversed Course on Gerrymandering

2 août 2025 à 05:02
Mr. Holder, the attorney general in the Obama administration, has long fought to end gerrymandered legislative maps. But a Republican effort in Texas threatens democracy, he said in an interview.

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Eric Holder at a campaign event in Wisconsin in 2022. This week, he argued that Democrats need to pursue aggressive gerrymanders.
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Texas Republicans Unveil Gerrymandered House Map, Trying to Please Trump

31 juillet 2025 à 08:12
The proposed map would give Republicans a chance to gain five U.S. House seats, including in Houston, Dallas and along the U.S.-Mexican border.

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John McQueeney, a Republican member of the Texas House, looks at a map before a committee hearing on the congressional redistricting.

Democrats Plan $20 Million Fund to Target Texas Republicans for Redistricting

28 juillet 2025 à 05:01
At President Trump’s urging, Texas is trying to squeeze up to five Democrats out of office to pad Republicans’ slim majority in the House.

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Election Day last November in El Paso, Texas. Republicans in Texas are aiming to gerrymander congressional maps in time for next year’s midterm elections.

Two Democratic Governors Say if Texas Redraws Congressional Maps, They May Too

25 juillet 2025 à 18:44
After meetings with Democrats from the Texas House, Gavin Newsom and JB Pritzker suggested their states could counter a gerrymander by Texas Republicans.

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A Texas House Committee on Congressional Redistricting hearing at the Capitol in Austin on Thursday.

Texas Democrats Confer With California and Illinois Governors on Redistricting

25 juillet 2025 à 15:27
Two groups of Democrats left Texas to meet with Govs. Gavin Newsom and JB Pritzker, who have suggested their Democratic-controlled states could counter a Texas Republican gerrymander.

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A Texas House Committee on Congressional Redistricting hearing at the Capitol in Austin on Thursday.

Democrats Have Few Tools to Counter G.O.P. Redistricting

24 juillet 2025 à 05:02
A plan in Texas that could give Republicans at least five more House seats has Democrats fuming, and without many paths to fight it.

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Gov. Gavin Newsom’s ability to redistrict California’s congressional maps is limited because the state has an independent commission that holds that power.
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