The Tarrant County vote comes after the Texas state legislature passed a new electoral map that would add five new Republican House seats.
Gov. Greg Abbott initiated the Texas redistricting effort in July at the behest of President Donald Trump to protect the GOP’s narrow House majority.Â
Rep. Nicole Collier was one of several Texas Democrats who left the state to protest Texas’ redistricting effort, which many view as gerrymandering.
In this op-ed, Lawrence Ross discusses the political imprisonment of Texas State Rep. Nicole Collier and the need to be brave enough to resist fascism.
Texas State Rep. Nicole Collier refused to accept the Republican version of freedom papers after Democratic lawmakers successfully broke quorum.Â
Rep. Nicole Collier was among the state Democrats who left the state earlier this month to stall the Texas redistricting effort.Â
Gov. Greg Abbott has stated his intent to call as many special legislative sessions as it takes to finalize Texas’ redistricting effort.
Gov. Abbott also called for the arrest of the Texas Democrats who fled the state to prevent a vote on a new electoral map from moving forward.
When I was coming up in politics in Ohio, I don’t recall a time when Republicans in the state cheered the arrest of Democrats.
Texas Democrats fled the state on Sunday to stall a vote on a new electoral map that would add five new GOP seats in the House of Representatives.
Trump requested that Texas Governor Greg Abbott order a new round of redistricting in an effort to protect the Republican House majority.Â
Texas’ newest redistricting effort came at President Trump’s request, and several Democrat-led states are considering following suit.
