The full Texas House will now vote next week on a map drawn to flip five House districts to the G.O.P., but Democrats might walk out to deny Republicans a quorum.
"A seat-maximizing gerrymander depends on one very important thing: the ability to predict the politics of the future. In many parts of the country, that's a very easy and safe bet to make. Not Texas," says Michael Li, a redistricting expert. boltsmag.org/a-new-c ...
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