Overview

• Isaiah Martin was arrested Thursday at the Texas State Capitol after he refused to yield the microphone during a Texas House redistricting committee hearing.
• Security officers wrestled him to the floor before charging him with disrupting a meeting, resisting arrest and criminal trespass.
• Travis County court records show Martin remains in custody nearly 24 hours later with his family reporting no contact.
• His campaign released a statement condemning the arrest as an attempt to silence dissent over the proposed map changes.
• The incident underscores a broader partisan clash over a mid-decade redistricting plan criticized for diluting Black and Latino voting power.