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Texas Democrats get boost from Obama for blocking GOP redistricting plan
Former President Barack Obama on Thursday joined a virtual meeting with Texas House Democrats who left the state to deny Republicans the ability to pass newly drawn GOP-favorable congressional maps, cheering on their efforts and stressing their work comes at a critical time in the fight against partisan gerrymandering.

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Obama applauds Texas Democrats for fighting back against gerrymandering
Obama praises Texas Democrats and calls state redistricting effort ‘a systematic assault on democracy’
California Redistricting Hearing Turns Heated as Republicans Mount Opposition Campaign
A California legislative hearing turned into a shouting match Tuesday as a Republican lawmaker clashed with Democrats over a partisan plan to rewrite U.S. House maps to win Democrats more seats.

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What to Know as a Texas Lawmaker Protests Police Escorts and California Takes up Redistricting
Texas Democratic Lawmakers End Walkout, Setting Stage for Vote on Redrawn Map
Even at the Grocery Store, Texas Troopers Don't Let Democrats Out of Sight After Walkout
Collier said having officers shadow her was an attack on her dignity and an attempt to control her movements.

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Texas Democrats return as redistricting standoff continues
Democrats Get Police Escorts to Prevent a New Redistricting Walkout as California Moves to Retaliate

Obama firmly weighs in on Trump-backed plan in Texas

Former President Barack Obama praised Texas Democrats who left their state to block the passage of a GOP-led redistricting proposal. Former President Barack Obama is applauding Texas Democrats for leaving their state in an attempt to block the passage of a Republican-led redistricting effort.

Do Democrats have anything to lose in using Republican gerrymandering tactics against them?

Former President Obama sat down with Texas Democrats to lay out what is at stake as they protest Trump’s request for state Republicans to gerrymander Texas’s congressional map. Former Special Assistant to President Biden,
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Texas Democrats To Return Home for New Special Legislative Session, Paving Path for Republican Redistricting Plan

Californians are set to go to the polls in November to give Democrats the power to redraw their own maps in response to the Texas redrawing.

Bipartisan group led by ex-Obama officials ‘rolling the dice’ on new remapping plan for Illinois legislature

The departure of Texas Democrats who spent two weeks in suburban Chicago evading a vote in their state on a Republican-backed redrawing of congressional district boundaries has not ended the conversation on partisan gerrymandering in Illinois.
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Is a Strong Latino Candidate Texas Democrats’ Only Hope?

All of the Texas Observer’s articles are available for free syndication for news sources under the following conditions: Articles preferably include Texas Observer alongside author byline (first name last name/Texas Observer). Articles cannot be rewritten, edited, or changed beyond alignments with house style books.

Texas Rep. James Talarico delivers South Side sermon as gerrymandering battle heightens profiles

Texas state Rep. James Talarico received almost a familiar welcome as he delivered a rare politician-led sermon to the historic Trinity United Church of Christ on the South Side.

5 things to know for August 5: Texas Democrats, Obama probe, Afghanistan, Israel-Hamas war, IT worker scheme

Attorney General Pam Bondi has directed federal prosecutors to launch a grand jury investigation into accusations that Obama administration officials manufactured intelligence about Russia’s 2016 election interference,

Obama claps back at critics over gerrymandering accusations in Texas redistricting battle

Barack Obama defended Democrats for launching retaliatory redistricting plans responding to Texas Republicans’ battle to redraw their state's congressional map.
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