Week In Review: Texas Senate Democrats in the News on the 60th Anniversary of the VRA
National and local news organizations have spotlighted Texas Senate Democrats taking a stand beyond state lines—highlighting their presence in Boston as a symbolic and strategic move to support House colleagues, call for action, and elevate their message on voting rights and redistricting.
On social media, clips show Texas lawmakers receiving a standing ovation in Boston’s State House—with videos of the applause and cheering garnering thousands of retweets and likes, with comments like “This is what democracy looks like” resonating widely. The term “Trumpmandering” is being used across X and Threads.
In Print
USA Today: Why Trump’s political war in Texas is much bigger than the Lone Star State
AP: Texas Democrats plea for donations to extend their walkout and block Trump’s redistricting plan
Washington Post: Texas election map fight swells into national political warfare
New York Times: Where the Redistricting Wars Might Go After Texas
The Hill: Watch: Texas Senate Dems rail against gerrymandering on Voting Rights Act anniversary
Boston Globe: Texas Governor Abbott threatened Democrats who fled state over redrawn voting maps. In Boston, they got a standing ovation.
Voz: Democrats who fled Texas denounce “trumpmandering” on anniversary of Voting Rights Act
WBUR (Boston): “A national alarm bell”: Texas Dems leave warning message as they depart Mass. amid walkout
WWLP (Springfield): Texas Democrats advocate in Massachusetts
State House News: Texas redistricting could spark chain reaction, Democrats say
Quorum Report: Texas Senate Democrats gather in Boston to rally against redistricting while a GOP colleague asks whether Chair Wu went back to China
POLITICO Massachusetts Playbook: Messing with Texas
On TV
NBC (Boston): “The people are watching”: Texas Dems speak from Boston amid redistricting fight
AP: LIVE: Texas Senate Democrats gather at Massachusetts Statehouse
WWLP (Boston): Texas Democrats advocate in Massachusetts
Spectrum News Austin: Texas State Lawmakers Left the State to Prevent a Quorum In the State Legislature
CBS (Waco): Texas Democrats Rally in Boston
NBC (San Diego): Texas State Lawmakers Hold Press Conference in Boston
CBS (Green Bay): Texas Dems Fight Back
ABC (Boston): Texas Democrats Hold Press Conference