Texas's Democratic legislators are currently in Illinois trying to block Republicans from drawing new, gerrymandered districts. They aim to deprive the Texas legislature of quorum to stop the passage of these maps, which could solidify Republican advantages ahead of midterms. Current maps favor Republicans significantly, yielding 25 seats to 13 for Democrats. Historical attempts to block redistricting in Texas have occurred, where previous actions by Democrats were thwarted, yet they hope to apply learned lessons to succeed this time.
Texas's current maps were drawn by Republicans, producing 25 GOP seats and 13 Democratic ones, which represents 66 percent of districts with 58 percent of the total House vote for Republicans.
Democrats hope to deprive the legislature of quorum, thus blocking the passage of any new map that could expand Texas's Republican delegation in the U.S. House.
The attempt to redistrict is an unusual, brazen, and questionable move, though not entirely without precedent, as Texas Republicans did so in 2003.
Democrats, dubbed the 'Killer Ds,' fled the state to prevent a quorum, and while they were initially successful, a later attempt failed when a member broke ranks.
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