Texas House pushes forward on redistricting as Democrats vow to fight
by George Chidi, Lauren Gambino and Roque Planas in A from US news | The Guardian on (#6Z3HX)
Lawmakers travel to Illinois, New York and elsewhere to stop vote on Republicans' redistricting plan
Texas Democrats in the state legislature denied Republicans a legislative quorum on Monday by leaving the state, preventing, at least for now, plans proposed by the White House to aggressively redistrict Texas's congressional lines in their favor.
When the legislature gaveled in at 3pm local time on Monday, Republicans fell short of a quorum by eight votes after Democrats fled to Illinois, a legislative conference in Boston, New York and elsewhere.
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