Protests planned across the country against Texas redistricting
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There's another mass protest against the Trump administration planned Saturday.
Why it matters: The Texas redistricting fight is the focus of "Fight the Trump Takeover" events planned in at least 34 states.
- Organizers are saying President Trump "is trying to steal the 2026 election by rigging the system and changing electoral maps."
Driving the news: There is one protest planned in North Texas Saturday, unlike during earlier protests against the Trump administration when thousands gathered across Dallas-Fort Worth.
- U.S. Reps. Greg Casar and Lloyd Doggett and former U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke, all Democrats, are leading an anchor rally at 11am Saturday at the Capitol in Austin.
The latest: The Texas Democrats who left the state to protest the push to redraw the state's congressional map that would flip five House seats to lean Republican are poised to return.
- "As Democrats across the nation join our fight to cause these maps to fail their political purpose, we're prepared to bring this battle back to Texas," House Democratic Caucus chair Gene Wu said in a statement Thursday.
Context: The Supreme Court in 2019 eliminated federal guardrails against partisan gerrymandering.
What's next: Gov. Greg Abbott has said he plans to call a second special session.