John, here are the latest updates on the extreme attempts to further gerrymander Texas’s already-unfair voting maps.

See our quick news round-up below — then rush a donation to fund our efforts, organizing to stop gerrymandering in Texas and wherever fair maps are under attack:

CNN: White House eyeing five-seat GOP pickup in Texas in midterms as part of redistricting push

In a call with the House GOP’s Texas delegation, Trump told members the White House believes they can flip as many as five US House seats as part of a Republican redistricting effort in the state, according to a source familiar with the call…

The White House has been aggressively pushing the redistricting plan behind the scenes, describing it as a key part of their midterm plan.

AP: How redistricting in Texas and other states could change the game for US House elections

Redistricting usually happens after the once-a-decade population count by the U.S. Census Bureau or in response to a court ruling. Now, Texas Republicans want to break that tradition — and other states could follow suit.

President Trump has asked the Texas Legislature to create districts, in time for next year’s midterm elections, that will send five more Republicans to Washington and make it harder for Democrats to regain the majority and blunt his agenda.

Dallas Morning News: Texas redistricting will spark brutal fight that could spread across nation

“The full monty option is to just reconfigure almost every single seat, at least somewhat, with the goal of maximizing a new Republican seat in Houston, two new Republican seats in South Texas, and one or two new Republican seats in the Metroplex or Central Texas,” said [Mark] Jones, the Rice political scientist.

As you read this, All On The Line and our affiliates are working to stop this attack on fair representation in Texas and make sure it doesn’t spread to more states.

Our democracy depends on the fact that every vote counts the same — and right now, we’re facing some of the most flagrant attacks on those basic rights we’ve seen in decades.

Donate now to make sure we have every resource needed to keep fighting — and winning — for fair maps in Texas and beyond.

Stay tuned for more updates,

Claire Low
Director of Political and Campaigns
All On The Line

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