© 2025 KUAF
NPR Affiliate since 1985
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations
Help KUAF bridge the gap after federal funding was eliminated. This week, every gift DOUBLED up to $100K. Click here for more.

Texas Democrats try to block new congressional district maps

Texas House Democrats fled the state in a bid to block a vote on new gerrymandered congressional districts. The proposed redistricting would create five new Republican-leaning seats in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Lauren McGaughy, investigative reporter and editor for the Texas Newsroom, joins us.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

Copyright 2025 WBUR

Here & Now Newsroom
Related Content