And so Republicans in in Austin have said they're coming back to redraw maps. When that happens, they will eliminate five Democrats from Congress. Two years later, Texas will gain another five congressional seats from the census because we're growing faster than all the other states. We will take seats away from mostly blue states, and that's another five seats where the same Austin Republicans control. They will draw those maps for themselves. (12:36–12:42)
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Asserts that Texas will gain five congressional seats due to rapid population growth.
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