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Texas Goes Back to the Redistricting Drawing Board

Author
WNYC
Published
Tue 22 Jul 2025
Episode Link
https://www.wnyc.org/shows/bl

The Texas state legislature has reconvened for a special session and at the behest of President Trump, one of the primary goals is to redraw the state's Congressional map to shore up the Republican majority in the House. Matthew Choi, co-writer of the Early Brief politics newsletter at The Washington Post, explains why this is happening now, and how Democrats - including California Gov. Gavin Newsom, are trying to fight back.

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