Texas Dems Play Hide-And-Seek To Dodge GOP Map Hack
More than 50 Texas Democrats pulled a Houdini Sunday, fleeing the state to dodge a GOP vote on a congressional map that could gift Republicans up to five seats. Quorum skipping isnāt newāthese Dems "are not walking out on our responsibilities; we're walking out on a rigged system," said House Democratic Caucus Chair Gene Wu, accusing Abbott of "turning victims into political hostages" in Trump's name. Meanwhile, AG Ken Paxton threatened a real-life game of manhunt, demanding that cowardly Democrats be 'found, arrested, and brought back to the Capitol immediately.' Quorum drama meets Texas-sized political soap opera.
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(1 of 3)Texas Democrats: experts at Texas Houdini 101, fleeing to save democracy while Abbott and Paxton play political cops and robbers. $500 fines daily? Just the cost of a good getaway car. #QuorumQuitters
Breaking: Texas Democrats redefine 'working remotely' as fleeing state lines to dodge a rigged map. Next up? Voting by carrier pigeon from Chicago.
If political drama were a sport, Texas Dems just scored a touchdown by ghosting their own Capitol. Coin toss: disaster relief or Republican gerrymander? Spoiler: itās a mess.
Source: Axios | Published: 8/3/2025 | Author: Rebecca Falconer
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