Texas Republicans have proposed a new congressional map that could add up to five GOP-held seats and remove Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett from her Dallas district. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Crockett criticized it as \u201ca power grab to silence voters.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The rare mid-decade redistricting could pit Democratic incumbents against each other. For example, Reps. Lloyd Doggett and Greg Casar may end up in the same Austin district under the plan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Crockett noted Democrats were asked to verify their home addresses before the map was revealed, calling it unusual.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries called this \u201can all-hands-on-deck moment,\u201d vowing to \u201cfight them politically\u2026 in court.\u201d He insisted, \u201cTexas Democrats will not bend the knee.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To block the redistricting vote, Texas Democrats fled to states like Illinois. Governor J.B. Pritzker promised, \u201cWe\u2019re going to do everything we can to protect every single one of them.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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