Overview
- Texas lawmakers advanced a mid-decade redistricting proposal designed to increase Republican congressional seats in line with President Trump’s push.
- Democratic legislators fled Texas to block a quorum and Gov. Greg Abbott threatened their arrest if they did not return by 3 p.m. CDT.
- Rep. Brian Harrison described the plan as legal and essential for maintaining a GOP majority while citing alleged media hypocrisy.
- On CNN, hosts Boris Sanchez grilled Harrison and Kaitlan Collins countered his claims with a supercut of past coverage of Democratic gerrymanders.
- The televised exchanges underscore the broader contest over the unprecedented mid-cycle map redraw and its ramifications for electoral fairness nationwide.