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Texas Democrats are considering their options to block a Republican-led effort to redraw the state's congressional maps during a special session that began Monday
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AlterNet on MSN'Stay out of it': Former Texas Republican lawmaker blasts Trump's effort to 'rig' midtermsOne former high-ranking Texas Republican state legislator is now coming out forcefully against President Donald Trump's latest push to drastically redraw congressional districts in the Lone Star State.
One of the priorities during the 30-day special session of the Texas Legislature is a request by Governor Greg Abbott to redraw political boundaries in the state to benefit the Republican party.
Republicans currently hold 25 of Texas' seats in the U.S. House of Representatives, while Democrats have 13 seats.
Texas Republicans launched a high-risk, high-reward redrawing of the state's 38 congressional districts, a move championed by President Donald Trump to protect the party's narrow House majority in next year's midterm elections.
Shortly after the story was published, GOP Rep. Briscoe Cain of Deer Park called for Capriglione to resign and urged the House General Investigating Committee to look into the matter. House Speaker Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, did not respond to a request for comment.
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