AUSTIN, Texas—TODAY, U.S. House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries will join Texas Congressional Democrats to support Democratic state legislators as they fight to protect the voice and voting power of all Texans against Republicans’ dangerous mid-decade redistricting scheme ordered by President Trump. Donald Trump, Governor Abbott and Texas Republicans are manipulating the maps because they know House Republicans cannot win a free and fair election in November 2026.
Undeterred by the thousands of angry Texans who spoke out throughout seven redistricting hearings, Republicans have finally released a map that had been previously hidden from the public.
The map, drawn by the drawer of the 2021 Texas congressional map—one of the most racially gerrymandered in the country and the subject of an ongoing lawsuit for racial discrimination—is the result of a process that has been corrupted and broken since day one.
The Texas redistricting special session is nothing more than an attempt to dilute the voting power of communities of color, a time-honored tradition in the Republican-led Texas Legislature. Democrats from across the country and at every level of government are mobilizing to fight back.
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**What: **Press conference with Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Texas Democratic Congressional Delegation
**When: TODAY, **Thursday, July 31, 2025, at 10:00 am CDT
**Where: **Texas House Press Conference Room 2W.6, Texas Capitol
Who:
Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher, Chair of the Texas Democratic Congressional Delegation Members of the Texas Democratic Congressional Delegation Texas Democratic State Legislators