Texas Democrats set plan to end nearly 2-week walkout over Republicans’ redraw of US House maps
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Texas Democrats set plan to end nearly 2-week walkout over Republicans’ redraw of US House maps
Texas House Democrats say they will return to the state after a two-week walkout. The walkout is to stop the GOP from redrawing U.S. House maps. The maps would give the GOP five more winnable seats in the House.
The Democrats announced they will return so long as Texas Republicans end a special session and California releases its own redrawn map proposal, both of which were expected to happen Friday.
Democrats did not say what day they might return.
Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott still intends to push through new maps that would give the GOP five more winnable seats before next year’s midterm elections.
Texas House Democrats said in a statement that under the advice of legal counsel, they needed to return to the state to “build a strong public legislative record” for an upcoming legal battle against a new map.
“Now, as Democrats across the nation join our fight to cause these maps to fail their political purpose, we’re prepared to bring this battle back to Texas under the right conditions and to take this fight to the courts,” said state Rep. Gene Wu, the House Democratic leader.
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Lathan reported from Austin.