Scoop: DNC joins Texas gerrymandering fight with Chicago press conference

• "Texas Democrats are doing their job, showing leadership, and fighting back against this craven Republican power grab," Martin said in a statement. "We're not backing down."
• "While flood victims in Kerr County plead for support, Texas Republicans are playing political games and bending the knee to Trump in his ploy to disenfranchise voters of color and rig the maps," Martin continued.

Catch up quick: About 30 Texas Democrats left the state to keep the legislature from having a quorum to vote on new congressional maps.

• The new maps would create as many as five more GOP-leaning U.S. House districts, which could keep the majority in Republican control.

Zoom in: Martin will join with Illinois and Texas political leaders for a press conference in Chicago at 10:30 a.m. EST on Tuesday, the day before the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act.

• Martin will be joined by Gov. Pritzker, who is viewed as a top 2028 presidential contender.

• Reps. Lizzie Fletcher (D-Texas) and Marc Veasey (D-Texas) as well as state Reps. Ramón Romero and Barbara Gervin-Hawkins, will join as well.

Zoom out: The DNC has sent in 30,000 volunteer organizers, brought in content creators and pushed out texts to inform voters of Texas state Republicans' efforts to redraw district lines.

• DNC leaders are also planning to have hold a meeting Friday with top parter organizations about how to help House and Texas state Democrats.