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That’s the Republican majority You are about to redraw Five U.S. House districts where President Donald Trump tries to avoid a mid-2018 replay. These elections hampered the president’s agenda and set up a new Democrat majority in the US home that each shot him twice.
Currently, democratically controlled states, including California, New York and Illinois Threate retaliation It proposes its own constituency for Texas and Trump, placing the nation on the brink of an overhaul of the Terts on the Congressional boundary, which is usually redrawn once every decade.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said he will call lawmakers over and over again until enough Democrats appear to reach the 100-member threshold needed to vote for the bill. Democratic leaders in other states have planned retaliatory plans for reconciliation if Abbott succeeds.
“Texas, we’re knocking off. We’re knocking off. Let’s go back to rule,” New York Governor Kathy Hochul told Fox News Sunday.
Some of the Democrats who bolted out of Texas have appeared at news conferences such as the governor of California and Illinois.
“When they back up in Texas, they’ll be arrested and taken to the Capitol,” Abbott said on “Fox News Sunday.”
When pressed on the Blue State’s threat to retaliation, including Newsom’s proposal to effectively cut down on California’s five GOP held seats, Abbott argued that many would already squeeze juice out of the gerrymandal and be strengthened to push it further.
Democratic leaders say Abbott’s plan is merely in power.
“They know they’re losing Congress in 2026, so they’re trying to steal their seats,” Pretzker told NBC’s “Meet the Press.”
Previous attempts by the Texas Democrats to stop votes by leaving the state have usually failed, with some blue states facing more rezoning hurdles than Texas.
California, for example, has an independent committee that performs rezoning after the 10th Census. The change requires approval from both voters and state legislators, who said they plan to call a special election in November to begin the process.
