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We’re witnessing a full-scale assault on democracy in Texas — and the stakes couldn’t be higher.
This week, over 50 Texas House Democrats fled the state to deny Republicans the quorum needed to pass a radical redistricting plan. That plan, explicitly requested and backed by President Trump and Governor Greg Abbott, would flip five additional U.S. House seats to the GOP, rigging future Texas elections in their favor. This isn’t just redistricting — it’s a power grab designed to remove voting power from Texans who disagree with Trump’s unpopular policies.
In an authoritarian escalation straight out of a dictator’s playbook, Governor Abbott ordered civil arrest warrants for members who dared to leave the state, even though Texas law enforcement has no jurisdiction beyond state lines. Abbott’s threat to arrest elected officials for using a constitutionally protected tactic is an unprecedented overreach.
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