The Texas Senate on Tuesday approved the proposed congressional redistricting map that would likely give the GOP five additional seats in the U.S. House of Representatives.
A majority of Democrats walked out of the chamber.
The proposed map passed in a 19-2 vote, with nine Democrats absent after exiting the chamber.
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“This mid-decade redistricting isn’t about fair representation—it’s about politicians picking their voters instead of voters choosing their leaders,” the Senate Democratic Caucus said in a statement.
“And it doesn’t stop here. If they can gerrymander now, they can and will do it before every election,” the statement continued.
Watch Democrats exit the chamber below:
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