Texas Democrat pleads for aid as some weigh returning home after special session ends

Texas Democrat pleads for aid as some weigh returning home after special session ends


Texas state Democrats are urging people to join their efforts to slow Republicansredistricting plans, as reports suggest the lawmakers’ time outside of the Lone Star State could be coming to a close.

At a press conference with Indiana lawmakers, Texas House Minority Leader Gene Wu, a Democrat, thanked states such as Illinois, New York, and California for welcoming the Texas Democrats who fled the state to break quorum, or the number needed to conduct legislative business, to prevent a vote on the GOP’s new congressional districts.

Wu said, “We cannot do this alone” during the presser, calling on more states to take action.

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“This is not a fight that we can sustain and win on our own,” Wu said. “And what we need is, we

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