AUSTIN, TEXAS — The Texas House Democratic Caucus issued the following statement in response to today’s Supreme Court order, which reverses the decision of the District Court in Abbott v. League of United Latin American Citizens on Texas redistricting:
Texas House of Representatives Minority Leader Rep. Gene Wu said: "The Supreme Court did not protect the Constitution today. It protected Greg Abbott’s racist map and gave Donald Trump exactly what he demanded from Texas Republicans: stolen seats, weaker Black and Latino voting power, and a rigged path to keep control of Congress.
"As much as this decision stings, Greg Abbott should not confuse this ruling for a victory. When we broke quorum last year, Texas House Democrats forced his power grab into the open. Now, California and Virginia have answered and leveled the playing field, and Democrats across the country are still fighting back. Trump and Abbott may have found six justices willing to excuse this scheme — he has not found a way to make it right, nor a way to win."