House Democrats Accuse Texas Republicans of Playing Dirty With Proposed Congressional Map

Rep. Jasmine Crockett alleged that some House Democrats were intentionally carved out of their home districts.

Jasmine Crockett, Greg Casar
Reps. Jasmine Crockett and Greg Casar attend a news conference with members of the Texas congressional delegation. Tom Williams/AP

During an explosive hearing at the Texas statehouse on Friday, Democrats in Congress railed against the Texas GOP’s newly gerrymandered congressional map, accusing Republicans of purposely carving Democratic lawmakers out of their current districts.

Rep. Jasmine Crocket, who said she planned to challenge the proposed map in court, said officials from the Texas legislature asked members of Congress to confirm their addresses before the new map was released — only to watch Republicans place them outside of their districts.

“I don’t know how many of us actually still reside in the districts that we represent. I do not currently reside in my district based upon the plan that has been drawn,” Crockett said.