{"id":1055478,"date":"2025-08-01T11:42:29","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T15:42:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/?p=1055478"},"modified":"2025-08-05T11:49:05","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T15:49:05","slug":"today-final-texas-redistricting-committee-hearing-as-gop-rigs-maps-in-desperate-ploy-to-save-their-majority","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/today-final-texas-redistricting-committee-hearing-as-gop-rigs-maps-in-desperate-ploy-to-save-their-majority\/","title":{"rendered":"TODAY: Final Texas Redistricting Committee Hearing as GOP Rigs Maps in Desperate Ploy To Save their Majority"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Texas Republicans are likely to pass their rigged maps out of committee in the dead of night<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today, Texas Republicans are holding their final redistricting committee hearing, where, after 10 hours of testimony, they are expected to pass their rigged maps in the dead of night. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A reminder:<\/strong> Texas Republicans have held EIGHT hearings during this special session, but only ONE was focused on flood relief for families in need. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In response to Texas Republicans planning to ram through their unpopular, gerrymandered map, DNC Chair Ken Martin issued the following statement:<\/em><\/strong>

\u201cTexas Republicans are on the brink of passing rigged congressional maps to give Trump a last-ditch chance in the midterms after his historically unpopular budget bill put billionaires above the working class. Republicans know what they\u2019re doing is a cowardly political scam \u2014 we all know it. These rigged maps are a blatant power grab designed to further dilute minority representation in Texas in a desperate Republican ploy to save face. It won\u2019t work. The DNC supports Texas Democrats in their efforts to fight back and will continue to explore all options to stop this gerrymander.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Texas Republicans are holding their final redistricting committee hearing today, where they are expected to pass their rigged maps out of committee.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/strong>Texas State Representative Mihaela Plesa:<\/a> <\/strong>\u201c\ud83d\udea8HEARING NOTICE:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Texas Republicans are rushing a racially gerrymandered map that divides communities of color and dilutes their power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\udccd Capitol<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\uddd3\ufe0f Aug 1<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\udd59 10 AM<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Make your voice heard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\udda5\ufe0f http:\/\/RiggedRedistricting.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

#txlege  #HD70 #CollinCounty\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n


This marks their 8th hearing on redistricting\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fair Maps Texas:<\/a> \u201cToday, we sent a letter to the House and Senate Redistricting Committees expressing our dismay about the totally inadequate redistricting process that the House and Senate Special Committees are currently conducting. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

House Field Hearings<\/p>\n\n\n\n

July 24, 2025 – Austin, TX<\/p>\n\n\n\n

July 26, 2025 – Houston, TX <\/p>\n\n\n\n

July 28, 2025 – Arlington, TX <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Senate Field Hearings (Virtual only)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

July 25, 2025 – 10 AM CT – Focus on South and Central Texas <\/p>\n\n\n\n

July 26, 2025 – 10 AM CT – Focus on DFW region and North Texas<\/p>\n\n\n\n

July 28, 2025 – 3 PM CT – Focus on Harris County and East Texas <\/p>\n\n\n\n

July 29, 2025 – 9 AM CT – Focus on Panhandle and West Texas\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2026while finally holding their first one on flood relief yesterday.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Politico:<\/a> \u201cTexas lawmakers on Thursday will examine how local authorities responded to the deadly July 4 floods as public scrutiny focuses on the city and county officials responsible for emergency management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The field hearing in Kerr County, Texas \u2014 where at least 108 of the flood\u2019s 138 deaths occurred \u2014 will be the first chance for newly formed legislative committees on disaster preparedness and flooding to question key local officials, who remain involved in active recovery operations.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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