Over 30 Texas Democrats have left the state in protest. Why?
To stop a Republican-led mid-decade redistricting plan that could permanently shift political power and gut minority voting rights. This is a fight for democracy.
In this video, I break down the real story behind the Texas Statehouse showdown, revealing:
• How gerrymandering has always been used to entrench power — from 1812 to today
• The dark history of racist “shoestring” districts and Jim Crow voter suppression
• How Trump’s DOJ is now weaponizing civil rights language to destroy minority opportunity districts
• Why Texas Democrats fled the state (again) to block a map that would give the GOP 79% of the seats with only 56% of the vote
I connect the dots that brought us here — and what happens next in this high-stakes battle for representation.
