US Democrats block vote on Trump-backed Texas redistricting map | Politics News

Texas House fails to establish quorum as dozens of Democrats flee state to block redrawn congressional map.

Democratic state legislators in Texas have blocked a vote on a United States congressional map that favours their Republican rivals by leaving the state, preventing the state House of Representatives from establishing a quorum.

The vote could not proceed on Monday afternoon, even as Republican Governor Greg Abbott threatened to remove the fleeing lawmakers from office and suggested that…

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