07/21/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 07/21/2025 21:27
Today, as the Texas special session gets underway, Texas Republicans are doubling down on their ploy to politicize critical emergency aid as they attempt to force through a partisan gerrymandering scheme. Texas Republicans are so terrified of being held accountable in the midterms for their disastrous budget vote that took health care and food off the table for 275,000 Texans that they are trying to rig the system to save their seats when they should be focused on helping families struggling to recover and rebuild in Kerr County.
The DNC stands shoulder to shoulder with Texas Democrats as they fight back against this cynical and dangerous ploy. On Friday, DNC Chair Ken Martin traveled to Texas to meet and strategize with Texas Democratic leaders and the DNC will continue to hold Texas Republicans accountable through our "Organizing Summer" campaign.
As the special session begins today, DNC Chair Ken Martin issued the following statement:
"Families in Kerr County lost everything, and this moment needs to be all-hands-on-deck for them. But instead of coming together to focus on flood victims, Texas Republicans are hellbent on rigging congressional maps to save the Republican majority in the midterms for Donald Trump. Trump and the Republicans just slashed Americans' food assistance and health care to pay for the largest transfer of wealth from working people to the ultra-wealthy in this nation's history. And now they're outright destroying any chance at fair democratic representation in Texas just to shield themselves from the political consequences of their actions. What Greg Abbott and Texas Republicans are doing is craven, cowardly, and a naked power grab. Texas Democrats are fighting back against this overreach. When I was in Houston over the weekend, I told our local and state leaders that the DNC stands right there with them to defend Texans' voting rights and hold Republicans accountable."