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   From: leroysoetoro@americans-first.com   
      
   https://redstate.com/bonchie/2025/07/15/trump-and-texas-end-run-around-   
   democrat-2026-hopes-and-a-total-freak-out-ensues-n2191681   
      
   Republican prospects for keeping the House of Representatives in 2026 have   
   been hanging on by a thread, but President Donald Trump and Texas Gov.   
   Greg Abbott are getting ready to execute an end run around that.   
      
   In a move that left Democrats stunned and fuming, Abbott has called a   
   special session so that the GOP-controlled legislature can redraw the   
   Texas congressional lines. That came after the Trump-led DOJ found that   
   several districts in the state were likely illegal gerrymanders. The   
   projection is that Republicans could pick up as many as five seats, most   
   of which would be in the Rio Grande area.   
      
      
      
   The margins in the House are razor-thin, and with the GOP recently losing   
   the Wisconsin Supreme Court, it remains likely that Democrats will find a   
   way to nuke the state's currently Republican-leaning map. So what do you   
   do when the left fights with fire? You fight fire with fire, and Texas   
   currently has 38 total congressional seats with only 25 being held by the   
   GOP despite the Republican legislative super majority in the state. In   
   other words, there's room to maneuver, and the only way to beat Democrats   
   at their own game is to play it the way they play it.   
      
   ALSO SEE: Supreme Court Punts on Louisaina Gerrymander Case, Setting Up   
   Possible 2026 Chaos   
      
   The news of the special session sent national Democrats into a panic.   
   House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) called an emergency meeting   
   and urged his party members in Texas to do "extrodinary actions" to   
   prevent the redistricting from happening.   
      
   During the Democratic call on Monday evening, which lasted for more than   
   two hours, the Democratic leader in the U.S. House, Hakeem Jeffries of New   
   York, and the chairman of the Democratic National Committee, Ken Martin,   
   spoke with about 40 Democrats in the Texas House.   
      
   Mr. Jeffries called the coming special session an all-hands-on-deck moment   
   that would require extraordinary actions to block Mr. Trump and Texas   
   Republicans, according to a person familiar with his remarks who spoke on   
   condition of anonymity to discuss a private conversation.   
      
   As of now, the plan seems to be a walkout to deny a voting quorum. If that   
   sounds familiar, it's because Texas Democrats did the same thing in 2021,   
   trying to block a very mundane elections reform bill. They ran to   
   Washington and sang songs in front of the Capitol, but ultimately, they   
   failed. There is no reason to believe they'd be successful this time. If   
   anything, it seems like Texas Republicans are ready to be even more cut-   
   throat. That could include arresting the members for abandoning their   
   duties, which is allowed under the state's constitution.   
      
   Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton made clear that he's ready to do what's   
   necessary.   
      
      
   Fines can also be levied by the day, and that will add up quickly to tens   
   of thousands of dollars per Democrat member if they stay away from Austin   
   for very long. There's also been some speculation that Abbott could   
   declare their seats vacant if they run away and deny a quorum, given they   
   are required by law to appear. How doable that is, I'm not sure, but   
   again, it seems all options are on the table.   
      
   Overall, this redistricting attempt is excellent news because Democrats   
   have been filing lawsuits and trying to chip away at the Republican   
   majority leading into 2026. If they are going to do that, then the GOP   
   needs to leave no stone unturned in the states they control. If that means   
   mid-decade redistricting, then so be it.   
      
      
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