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Amanda Litman @amandalitman.bsky.social

6 days ago

Texas Democrats are showing what fighting looks like. Get ‘em.

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6 days ago
Texas Democrats are leaving the state in an attempt to prevent the state House from holding a vote Monday on new congressional maps that Republicans hope will net them several additional U.S.

Texas Democrats leave the state to block vote on redrawn House map backed by Trump

Texas Democrats are leaving the state in an attempt to prevent the state House from holding a vote Monday on new congressional maps that Republicans hope will net them several additional U.S.

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Michael Witthaus @lyricstoliveby.bsky.social

5 days ago

Sadly, this will get a lot of media attention while accomplishing not much of anything, if history is any indication

www.texastribune.org/2025/08/03/t...

While the Democrats could technically derail the GOP’s redistricting map, such efforts have been largely symbolic and had limited success blocking past legislation, experts say.

Denying quorum has been a Texas political strategy since 1870

While the Democrats could technically derail the GOP’s redistricting map, such efforts have been largely symbolic and had limited success blocking past legislation, experts say.

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