US Democrats block vote on Trump-backed Texas redistricting map

By departing the state, Democratic state legislators in Texas have prevented the state House of Representatives from establishing a quorum. This would have prevented them from passing a bill that would favor their Republican rivals.

Even with Republican Governor Greg Abbott’s threat to remove the fugitive lawmakers from office and implying that they might face charges, the vote was postponed on Monday afternoon. To take place the vote needed to have at least 100 members of the 150-member chamber present.

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Republicans would have more secure seats under the new redrawn map if they were to win the US House in the midterm elections next year, thanks to President Donald Trump’s support.

The Texas House voted 85 to 66 to find and arrest more than 50 state legislators who had left the state, according to the Texas Tribune newspaper. The Texas is the only state that warrants.

More than a year in advance of the midterm elections in November 2026, the controversy in the conservative-leaning state has dominated the political discourse there.

In the US, gerrymandering, which involves drawing neighborhoods atop socioeconomic and demographic lines for political reasons, is not uncommon. However, Texas appears to have pushed the practice past its limits, excluding five Democrats’ seats altogether.

We are not here to engage in political satire. At a Sunday news conference in Illinois, top Texas House Democrat Gene Wu stated, “We’re here to demand that this corrupt process end.”