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Texas Democrats Meet with New Mexico Governor to Discuss Republican Redistricting Plans

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Texas Democrats, including Reps. Josey Garcia, Rep. Christian Manuel, and Rep. John Bucy, among others, met with New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham to discuss the impact of Republican plans to redraw the Texas congressional map. The meeting, which lasted over an hour, came as President Donald Trump announced his support for redrawing the map to gain five Republican seats in Congress.

Key Takeaways:

  • Texas Democrats met with New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham to discuss Republican plans to redraw the Texas congressional map, citing concerns that the move would strip districts of representation and freedoms.
  • Rep. John Rosenthal stated that Governor Greg Abbott added redistricting to the Texas Legislature's special session agenda "at the behest of" President Donald Trump rather than listening to his constituents.
  • Texas Democrats reported that they have had close to 2,000 Texans show up at field hearings around the state, with nearly everyone opposed to letting someone from Washington D.C. dictate the redrawing of boundaries.
  • Governor Lujan Grisham voiced support for the Texas lawmakers and committed to using her connections to other governors to "encourage everybody who is willing to stand in this fight with us to join with us."
  • Other Texas Democratic lawmakers recently visited with governors in California and Illinois for the same purpose, enlisting help from "strong governors around the country that govern like adults and put the needs of the people ahead of the political expediency of the party."
  • The visiting lawmakers emphasized the need to focus on responding to the deadly flash flooding in Texas over the Fourth of July weekend, with Rep. Josey Garcia saying that she and her friends volunteered to form search, rescue, and recovery teams.
  • Policy advocates from Common Cause urged state governments led by Democrats not to try to do their own mid-decade redistricting to counter Republicans, suggesting instead that more states create nonpartisan redistricting commissions.
  • Rep. John Bucy characterized the mid-decade redistricting effort as an attempt by Trump to steal the 2026 elections, stating that the visiting lawmakers warned Lujan Grisham that the situation in Texas will reach every state.

Statistics:

  • Close to 2,000 Texans have shown up at field hearings around the state, nearly everyone opposed to letting someone from Washington D.C. dictate the redrawing of boundaries (per Rep. John Rosenthal).
  • Since President Trump's announcement, Texas lawmakers have reported nearly unanimous opposition to redistricting from constituents.
  • 15 friends and fellow military veterans volunteered with Rep. Josey Garcia to form search, rescue, and recovery teams to respond to the deadly flash flooding in Texas over the Fourth of July weekend.
  • At least five rescues and multiple road closures were reported as floods raged again in Ruidoso, New Mexico (Source NM, July 25).

Sources:

  • Source NM (July 29, 2025)
  • Source NM (July 23, 2025)
  • Source NM (July 25, 2025)
  • Texas Tribune (July 24, 2025)
  • C-Span (July 2025)
  • Source NM (July 29, 2025)
  • Common Cause (July 29, 2025)
  • Source NM (July 25, 2025)
  • Source NM (July 29, 2025)

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