Insult is being added to injury for over 50 Texas House Democrats who fled the state to block the passage of a congressional redistricting map. They received a notice of fines on Thursday night, totaling several thousand dollars.
The Texas House of Representatives gaveled in on Monday with the quorum required following the absent Democrats’ return to the Lone Star State.
Texas Republican legislators then successfully moved legislation through the House Wednesday, redrawing the state’s congressional districts.
The approval of the Texas map was on an 88-52 party-line vote.
The new map may net the GOP up to five additional congressional seats in the 2026 midterm elections. Republicans currently hold 25 of the Lone Star State’s 38 congressional seats, and if the change goes through,
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