Redistricting Pressure Builds Around Jasmine Crockett
Texas Republicans have launched
an aggressive mid-decade redistricting plan that could erase
five Democratic-held congressional seats, including Rep.
Jasmine Crockett’s district, dramatically
shifting the state’s political balance.
Critics call it one of the most extreme gerrymandering
efforts in recent history, with accusations
of racial targeting against Black Democratic lawmakers.
Democrats have fled the state to block the plan,
sparking a political showdown with Governor Greg Abbott,
who vows to keep calling special sessions until it passes.
Legal challenges loom, with national implication
s for voting rights, minority representation,
and the future of fair elections in the U.S.
