2 Responses to Update: Texas Redistricting

1. Stella says:

   August 12, 2025 at 9:35 pm

   RED STATE:

   As predicted, the Texas Democrat legislators who fled to blue states to deny a quorum for redistricting have folded. Still, I’m not sure anyone expected them to fold this soon.

   According to ABC News, the runaways who claimed to be saving “democracy” are heading back to their home state early, claiming to have accomplished their goal of raising “awareness” about gerrymandering. That’s a very polite way of saying they failed miserably.

   #NEW: ABC News has confirmed with multiple sources that Texas Democrats will return for the second Texas legislative special session. https://t.co/QhM6PhrPU6

   — The Redistrict Network (@RedistrictNet) August 12, 2025

   There were signs this was in the works on Monday evening when State Rep. Gene Wu showed up on MSNBC to cry a river about his and his colleagues’ hardships.

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   In other words, the pressure campaign put forth by Republicans was effective. That included stopping direct deposits of paychecks and promising to call multiple special sessions to keep these Texas Democrats stranded in blue states indefinitely unless they returned to provide a quorum. They were also incurring daily fines. That all started to add up for the legislators who aren’t independently wealthy, and it was just a matter of time before the donor class got tired of funding a dead end. You also have to factor in time away from family members. None of it was ever sustainable.

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2. texan59 says:

   August 12, 2025 at 10:42 pm

   Step 1 is complete. The Senate has signed off. Now, let’s see how long it takes for just a handful of State Rep’s. to show back up. We only need 6-7, IIRC. While many of them are lawyers and can hold out for awhile, there are plenty who aren’t loaded. This is so much fun! 😀 😀 😀

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