Texas, Gavin Newsom and redistricting
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Texas Democratic lawmakers who fled the state to deny a quorum are making their way back, each on their own timeline, multiple sources familiar with the matter told CBS News.
Many state delegations are already under single-party control. New maps could tighten the partisan grip while decreasing the importance of general elections.
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Bakari Sellers on Texas redistricting fight: ‘don’t change the rules in the middle the game’
Governor Gavin Newsom is gearing up for a redistricting battle in California as he tries to counter Texas. Is that the right move? The panel weighs in.
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Republicans ‘doing the right thing’ by sticking to Texas redistricting laws, GOP lawmaker says
Texas, discusses the national debate surrounding redistricting efforts in Texas and in California on "Fox Report."
In North Carolina, Republicans are a few votes shy of a supermajority in one chamber but still control the redistricting process because the state’s congressional maps are not subject to veto and therefore can be passed by a simple majority in the legislature.
If those conditions are met, the Texas House Democratic Caucus said Democratic lawmakers will return to the Texas House.
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NYT columnist claims Trump and Abbott’s Texas redistricting plans are 'mustard gas on our democracy'
New York Times columnist David Brooks compared Trump's Texas redistricting efforts to 'mustard gas' on democracy, criticizing both parties' gerrymandering tactics.
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Texas Democrats who left the state over redistricting will take part in national demonstration
CHICAGO — Texas House Democrats who left their state to prevent Republicans from passing redistricting maps will take part in nationwide “Fight the Trump takeover” protest on Saturday.
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Over 200 events expected across the country today to protest Trump-backed redistricting plans
At parks, coffee shops, churches and government buildings around the country, hundreds of people are expected to gather today with a simple message: “Stop the Trump takeover.”
Washington, like the states pursuing redistricting, has one-party control of state government. But there are complications.
“Our proposed map was created using traditional redistricting criteria, consistent with guidelines laid out by the California’s Citizen Redistricting Commission,” according to a cover letter from Julie Merz of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee included with the map.