A group of Texas Democratic lawmakers fled the state Sunday, activating their emergency plan to block a hastily-drawn Republican congressional map that’s poised to set off a national redistricting battle between red states and blue states.

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Texas Democrats Vacate the State to Block GOP Congressional Map ([link removed] )

A group of Texas Democratic lawmakers fled the state Sunday, activating their emergency plan to block a hastily-drawn Republican congressional map that’s poised to set off a national redistricting battle between red states and blue states.

Republicans have raced through the unusual mid-decade redistricting process, redrawing lines in an attempt to deliver five more GOP seats to help the party hold onto its narrow majority in the U.S. House in 2026 – all at the White House’s request.

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