Strategy may yield five more seats for the US President’s party if
A political crisis settled in the after republican legislators, supported by the President propose a redesign of electoral districts to favor the party. In a maneuver to prevent the vote, Democratic deputies left the state, leading Governor Greg Abbott to order the issuance of arrest warrants to force his return. The proposal, prepared by republican legislators, aims to reinforce the conservative majority in the House, and may guarantee up to five additional chairs for the party in the Federal Congress. Currently, Texas has 38 seats in Congress, with 25 already occupied by Republicans.
To block the vote, the Democrats left Texas, preventing the formation of quorum in the Legislative Assembly. In response, Republican Governor Greg Abbott ordered the issuance of arrest warrants against 17 absent parliamentarians, based on the house’s domestic regiment to compel them to return. The district redesign dispute, an old and politicized practice in the US, has gained a new chapter with this crisis. The new proposed map would significantly change five districts today controlled by Democrats, including urban areas such as Houston and Dallas, as well as Hispanic majority regions near the Mexico border.
*With information from Eliseu Caetano
*Report produced with the aid of AI
