The district:
Texas' 2nd District.

What's the deal?

"Texas is a place where we have to win.
This is doable. This is possible."
-- Eric Holder, July 5, 2019

"Texas is turning into a toss-up!" You've probably
heard some form of this over the past year or so -- and
when it comes to statewide elections, it's true! Growing
populations in places like Houston, Austin, and Dallas;
strong candidates; and a lot of grassroots energy have
made Texas' elections competitive.

But in some of Texas' congressional districts, that's a
different story -- one that starts with the 2010 Census,
when the Republicans controlled the state legislature and
manipulated Texas' congressional districts to retain their
grasp on power. Their cheating in 2010 has worked to their
party's benefit for nearly a decade: During last year's
midterm elections, Republicans secured four more
congressional seats in Texas than the vote share would suggest.

Help All On The Line un-rig districts like this across the country.
Adopt TX-02 today with a small monthly donation and stand up
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How bad is TX-02?
In late 2018, Houstonia Magazine's Morgan Kinney described its
shape like this: "A boa constrictor mid-meal, strangulating electoral
competition in a district snaking improbably from Kingwood to Klein
to the Med Center." If you're not familiar with Houston, here's all you
need to know: This district has been intentionally drawn in a way
that keeps Republican strongholds and slices up Democratic voters.

What does that mean for the people living in the district?
This gerrymandered district has almost guaranteed Republican
electoral victories in the state every two years. This means the fairly
moderate populace around Texas' largest city is now represented
in the U.S. House by Dan Crenshaw, a Republican who supports
extreme, far-right positions. More importantly, it means Republicans
have intentionally diluted these moderate voices and created
incentives for an ideologue like Crenshaw to unfairly win elections.

Crenshaw has voted with President Trump 93.9% of the time,
consistently going against common-sense policies supported by most
Americans. He has:

-- Opposed efforts to create a pathway to citizenship for DREAMers,
young DACA recipients who came to the United States as children;
-- Voted against a bill to lower prescription drug costs and stop
Obamacare sabotage; and
-- Opposed legislation that would have implemented universal
background checks on all gun sales, which 90% of Americans support.

This is how gerrymandering hurts all of us -- with congressmen like Dan Crenshaw
who cater to the extremes and don't represent America as a whole. All On The Line
is fighting to un-rig districts like TX-02 nationwide. Adopt TX-02 with a monthly
donation to support All On The Line today:

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Thanks for your support,

Team All On The Line





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