Texas House Dems Say Will Use "Whatever Means Necessary" To Fight Redistricting-Hold Them To It

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Above you see a tweet from the Texas House Democratic Caucus about how hard they'll fight against the Trump-ordered redistricting of Texas U.S. House districts. It says "Texas House Democrats are going to fight this, and use whatever means necessary to do so."  

Okay. This is something we will be waiting to see. 

Below you see protests being held Saturday, 7/19, to oppose the redistricting. I hope to go to one of these protests. I oppose the redistricting and the dilution of Black and Brown voting power in Harris County and Texas. I look forward to being part of the active and effective opposition to this bad Trump plan. 

​There has been discussion about if Democrats should break quorum and leave the state as they did in opposition to a voter-suppression bill back in 2021. Since 2021, the legislature passed a series of punishments for anyone breaking quorum. People have been talking about how the House Democrats would pay the fines. That is not our problem as rank & file Democrats. Elected officials are not sitting around asking how to fund our activism. Freedom and representation are on the line. They can work it out. They say they'll use "whatever means necessary" in the fight ahead. 

As we are asked to give rank & file support to this important issue, we should also be making consistent asks of elected officials and candidates. If they want our help, then they should listen to us and help us. 

Here are some things we can ask: 

* Work year-round to improve turnout in safe gerrymandered Democratic districts. Hold your fellow elected officials who don't do this accountable.​
* Support and not run from Democratic Judges as they face endless right-wing lies.
* Commit to being on the right side of the police line if/when Trump suspends civil liberties.
* Demand due process for anyone picked up by ICE with the assistance of county-funded law enforcement agencies & monitor what happens to people picked up in the county for human rights violations.
* Commit to aggressively campaign for the 2026 and 2028 Harris County Democratic ticket.

There is a lot of trouble ahead. Let's have each other's backs and hold people accountable. 

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