Even if You Don’t Live in Texas, the Redistricting Fight Matters.

It’s a standoff that could have long lasting implications.

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In the midst of all the Jeffery Epstein file chaos, Israel’s genocide against Palestine with U.S. support, and everything else you might think could be thrown our way to keep track of, I’ve grown a bit concerned that what’s going on in Texas and the longstanding implications could slip through the cracks.

Mariana Alfaro and Hannah Knowles with The Washington Post write:

“The fight over Texas’s congressional map “could literally last years,” Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) said Sunday, while defending his call to arrest Texas Democrats who fled the state to stall the GOP’s redistricting efforts.

Texas Democrats are preventing the Texas House from achieving the quorum necessary to move ahead with legislative business in the state legislature. They are trying to run out the clock on Republicans’ special legislative session and draw attention to their cause, even as they are unlikely to stop the redraw — because Abbott can keep calling more special sessions.

Speaking to “Fox News Sunday,” Abbott threatened to do so — repeatedly — until the GOP gets its way…”