2025-08-22
26 分钟Have all members voted.
Have all members voted.
On Wednesday night, Republicans in the Texas statehouse passed a controversial new election map.
88 ayes and 52 nays.
House Bill 4 is finally passed.
That vote gets Texas one step closer to creating five new congressional districts that lean heavily red.
It was not a straightforward process.
You might have heard a few weeks back about the Texas Democrats who left the state.
They were trying to stop a vote from even happening.
These Texas legislators ain't fleeing.
These Texas legislators are fighting.
They are fighting corruption.
They are fighting racism.
And they are fighting rigging.
You may have also heard about Texas Governor Greg Abbott,
a Republican, threatening those Democratic lawmakers with lawsuits and arrests.
These Democrats, because they broke quorum,
have tied the hands of the state to be able to address the needs of our fellow Texans.
Our fellow Texans are angry at these Democrats for not showing up and doing their job.
But those Democratic lawmakers came back.