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Episode 848: Texas Senate Republicans Approve Gerrymandered Congressional Map; California Democrats Pass Bill to Put Retaliatory Maps on the Ballot
The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for Aug. 25, 2025
Texas Senate Republicans Approve Gerrymandered Congressional Map; California Democrats Pass Bill to Put Retaliatory Maps on the Ballot
Texas and California took further steps in a Congressional gerrymandering arms race, as theTexas Senate approved a Congressional redistricting map likely to gain five GOP seats in the midterm. In retaliation, Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill also with gerrymandered maps which needs a voter majority to bypass the state’s independent redistricting commission.
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