Governor Kathy Hochul today welcomed Texas legislators to the State Capitol in Albany after they departed the state of Texas in order to deny Governor Greg Abbott the quorum he needs to pass a rigged redistricting scheme that has national consequences.
The lawmakers’ trip comes in response to President Donald Trump and Governor Abbott’s efforts to force a radically gerrymandered mid-decade congressional map through the Texas Legislature — a move that would disenfranchise communities of color across the state in the name of rescuing an extreme conservative Congressional majority in the 2026 midterm elections. If Texas is successful in rigging their redistricting process, it would bolster the ongoing attacks against New Yorkers and millions of other Americans by President Trump and his allies in Congress.
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Source: The Office of the Governor
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