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Texas Democrats try to block new congressional district maps

Texas House Democrats fled the state in a bid to block a vote on new gerrymandered congressional districts. The proposed redistricting would create five new Republican-leaning seats in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Lauren McGaughy, investigative reporter and editor for the Texas Newsroom, joins us.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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