How Trump’s Texas power grab could change voting nationwide

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  Good morning. It's Tuesday, August 5th.

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  I'm Shemita Basu.

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  This is Apple News Today.

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  On today's show, ICE agents turn to smashing through car windows to make arrests.

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  The tiny nation that makes your jeans declares a state of disaster over U.S. tariffs.

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  And a pickpocket ring led by some very clever monkeys.

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  But first,

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  to a major political showdown playing out in Texas that could shape the midterms and even the way future elections are fought.

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  In recent days,

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  Texas Governor Greg Abbott has been trying to deliver on President Trump's demands to redraw Texas's congressional map in a way that would help Republicans pick up seats in time for the midterms.

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  On Monday, there was a scheduled vote on the issue,

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  and it needed a minimum number of state lawmakers present.

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  But more than 50 Democrats fled to Illinois and New York, grinding business to a halt.

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  Gene Wu, the chair of the Texas State House Democratic Caucus, explained why on CNN.

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  We really didn't have a choice.

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  We tried to negotiate Republicans.

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  We tried to talk to them.

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  We tried to tell them that the public is very angry at what they're doing,

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  and they simply wouldn't listen.

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  This was the only way we could protect our constituents and protect the state.

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