Texas

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. 

Rep. Nicole Collier was one of several Texas Democrats who left the state to protest Texas’ redistricting effort, which many view as gerrymandering.

I want to be clear that I support Nicole Collier and all that she’s doing, but let us not romanticize her kidnapping by fascists.

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.

Here are five key facts that shed light on Texas State Representative Nicole Collier's life, work, and impact on Texas politics.

Texas State Rep. Nicole Collier refused to accept the Republican version of freedom papers after Democratic lawmakers successfully broke quorum. 

Rep. Nicole Collier was among the state Democrats who left the state earlier this month to stall the Texas redistricting effort. 

California will hold a special election on Nov. 4 to allow voters to decide on new electoral maps designed to counter gerrymandering efforts in Texas.

U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas) requested assistance in finding state Democrats who left Texas Sunday to stop a Republican-led redistricting vote.

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.

To me, it is quite obvious how inherently racist all this gerrymandering is, yet I’m not hearing many others—including Democratic leadership.