Abandoning Their Post

At 1:00 PM today, Friday, August 8, 2025, there was no quorum in the Texas House.

The Texas Democrats are at it again—abandoning their elected offices to prevent the House from functioning. They’ve done it a few times before. Their most recent ridiculous spectacle was in 2021, to prevent election integrity legislation (which eventually passed in spite of their drama). This one is to prevent redistricting.

In Illinois, with Texas House members, August 4, 2025, image found here.
Photo credit: Jamie Kelter Davis for The Texas Tribune

The basic story is, although it is only halfway through the decade, Texas has had enough influx of population—and that combined with irregularities in the 2020 census, which required illegals to be counted and used in apportionment—that it seems reasonable to redistrict now, rather than wait until after the 2030 census. The proposed plan is likely to give Texas five additional congressional seats.

You can see the proposed plan here. 

While it is not illegal, the Democrats are claiming it's illegal and unconstitutional (it's not). And they claim foul by fleeing to states where gerrymandering to favor Dems is de rigueur.

To read the full article, follow link to Substack.