Rep. Jasmine Crockett unleashed a tirade against President Donald Trump and Texas Republicans' proposed new congressional maps. (Jemal Countess/Getty Images for MoveOn)
Crockett herself was launched onto the national stage when she was part of a group of Texas statehouse Democrats who left the state in a bid to delay a vote on a GOP-backed elections bill in 2021.
Democratic state lawmakers are now accusing Gov. Greg Abbott and Texas Republican lawmakers of following Trump's marching orders before acting to help people affected by the deadly floods that the Lone Star state grappled with last month.
"Over 130 Texans died in the July 4th floods. Republicans responded with zero flood relief bills — and a mid-decade redistricting scheme to help Trump cling to power. That’s not governing. That’s exploitation. We broke quorum because Texans deserve better," state Rep. John Bucy III wrote on X.
Abbott in turn accused Democrats of holding up flood relief themselves by paralyzing the statehouse with their absence – and suggested they should lose their elected roles.
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Crockett and other Democrats are accusing Texas Republicans of doing Trump's bidding. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
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Republicans currently control 25 of Texas' 38 seats in the House of Representatives. Trump himself won 27 in the 2024 election, though House Democratic Reps. Henry Cuellar and Vicente Gonzalez kept their seats there.
Under the new proposed lines, Trump would have won in 30 districts by at least 10% each, according to the Texas Tribune.
Crockett herself, who represents part of the Dallas area, would see her home drawn out of her current district lines.
Abbott gave the state Democrats until 3 p.m. local time on Monday to reconvene.
Elizabeth Elkind is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital leading coverage of the House of Representatives. Previous digital bylines seen at Daily Mail and CBS News.
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