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Boston - 6 August 2025
1. People chanting and waiting for speakers
2. SOUNDBITE (English) State Sen. Carol Alvarado, (D) Texas:
"Today I stand before you not just as a Texas lawmaker, but as an American with a warning. What is happening in Texas isn't just a state injustice, it is a national alarm bell."
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3. SOUNDBITE (English) State Sen. Borris Miles, (D) Texas:
"This mid-decade rigged districting, as I coined it, rigged districting is nothing more than a farce. pbks vs mi It's just another poll tax. All it is is another poll tax, another way to discriminate Black and brown from voting in the state paul mccartney of Texas. But I want you to understand something. It's not just Texas. After Texas it will be your state. After your state it will be this entire country."
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STORYLINE:
Texas lawmakers spoke out in Boston Wednesday, decrying efforts to redraw congressional lines in their state.
The two most populous U.S. states — California and Texas — are grappling for political advantage ahead of the 2026 elections, setting up a national proxy war as Democrats and Republicans vie for control of Congress in the latter half of Donald Trump’s second presidency.
Texas Democrats on Tuesday again delayed their state’s House of Representatives from moving forward with a redrawn congressional map sought by Trump to shore up Republicans’ midterm prospects as his political standing falters. For a second day, Democrats forced a quick adjournment by denying the GOP majority the required attendance to take votes.
"This mid-decade marvel's wolverine rigged districting, as I coined it, rigged districting is nothing more than a farce. It's just another poll tax. All it is is another poll tax, another way to discriminate Black and brown from voting in the state of Texas," said Sen. Borris Miles, (D) Texas.
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