It is important -now more than ever- that we put the people, not power-hungry politicians, in charge of drawing fair, representative election maps. #FairMaps
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A federal court in El Paso will consider Texas' controversial new congressional maps. Here's a timeline of how we got here.
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Texas Republicans called the constitutional concerns raised by the DOJ, which the GOP cited as the reason for a mid-decade redistricting effort, a “mistake” as they gear up to defend their new gerrymander in court next week. democracydocket.com/news-ale…
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NEW: In a brief on Louisiana’s redistricting case, the DOJ argued the creation of a Black-majority district is “electoral affirmative action.”
If SCOTUS agrees, it would gut one of the last remaining protections for minority voters.
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Rep. @NicoleCollier95 is still being held in the House Chamber for refusing to be chaperoned by a DPS officer
And now Rep. @SherylCole1 is being threatened with arrest on the grounds of... walking too fast
Perfectly functional democracy at work here folks
#txlege
While on my morning walk in the Mueller neighborhood, my DPS escort, who was forced upon me to track my every movement, threatened to arrest me. He lost me on the trail, got angry about it, and made a scene in front of my constituents on the trail. #txlege
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“With this particular dictate coming down from Washington D.C., our voices will not be heard." - Frederick Douglass Haynes, pastor of Friendship-West Baptist Church. #txlege keranews.org/government/2025…
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We stay thankful to every Texan who is using their voice right now to speak out against what we know is a blatant grab for power. #fairmaps
#txlege #redistricting #endgerrymandering #fairmapstexas
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Texas House Redistricting Committee, June 24th:
@ChrisGTurner: "(Have you communicated with) a gentleman named Adam Kinkaid?"
Chair Vasut: "I honestly have no idea who that is"
#txlege
Sen. Phil King confirms that Adam Kincaid, the Republican redistricting activist who drew to 2021 map, is drawing the congressional redistricting map. Kincaid is the president of the National Republican Redistricting Trust and several redistricting non-profits #txlege
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The #txlege hearing on Congressional Redistricting at UTA. The hearing room is at max capacity and now so is the lobby. They aren’t letting anymore people inside the building. An estimated 500+ here
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Kyra Newton and Farah Sabah are part of a civically engaged youth movement here in Texas and together they co-founded Beyond Boundaries. This session they're speaking out for #fairmaps #txlege
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Sign up for testimony before the Senate on redistricting the RGV
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Come learn about gerrymandering with me and my friends! Tonight at dinner or tomorrow at lunch! bit.ly/3TNDrjq
The Fair Maps Texas Coalition is joining up with MOVE Texas to host 2 testimony trainings next week before redistricting hearings begin. Bring your democracy loving friends and be part of this with us! #fairmaps bit.ly/3TNDrjq
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Happening now: As special session of the #txlege gets underway - Legislators, Members of Congress and advocacy group leaders - including @emilyebytx of @CCauseTexas - are gathered to denounce Greg Abbott’s dangerously misplaced priorities
Watch live: house.texas.gov/videos
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‼️URGENT‼️ Special session starts THIS Monday & instead of focusing on urgent community needs like flood recovery, Gov. Abbott is prioritizing mid-decade redistricting.
Join us for a critical webinar to unpack what’s happening & how we can take action!
bit.ly/fairmapstx
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Rather than focusing our upcoming special legislative session on actual problems like flood mitigation and keeping Texans safe, Gov. Abbott also wants new congressional districts
We shared some thoughts on the topic with @guardian
Full story at: theguardian.com/us-news/2025… #txlege
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The South accounts for nearly 60% of the roughly 2 million Latinos added to the US population since 2020, a growth rate of 5%.
By contrast, California - the state with the largest Latino population - saw its Latino population increase by a mere 0.6%.
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This is BIG news for Texas, as groups like @CCauseTexas are among the @FairMapsTexas coalition are parties in a lawsuit alleging that Texas’ new state legislative and congressional district plans are racial gerrymanders.
A 🧵:
Supreme Court rules in favor of Black voters in Alabama redistricting case (from @AP) apnews.com/article/af0d789ec…
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I just went to a school play about GERRYMANDERING! A huge but sometimes elusive civic issue that impacts all our lives, especially here in Texas.
Congratulations to @TexansGerry and all the Hightower HS students who brought this to life!
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Legislative proposals swiftly moving through the legislature undermine democracy and the communities our lawmakers are meant to serve. trib.al/xihkmI0
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Not sure how to testify in the upcoming redistricting hearings?
We got you 👇🏽
Sign up for a testimony training here:
us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi…
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January 25th is the first redistricting hearing of the #TXLege session! 🤩
We need your help in testifying for #FairMaps to end gerrymandering now! ⭐
Get involved here!
bit.ly/LegeCenter – at Farmers Branch, TX
