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Texas Lt. Governor Dan Patrick (R) defended GOP redistricting efforts, saying Republicans \u201cdeserve\u201d more seats in Congress because the Lone Star State is a red state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In an interview on Fox News\u2019s \u201cHannity\u201d Tuesday evening, Patrick slammed Democrats for fleeing the state in a bid to block passage of a new Congressional map that would give Republicans five pickup opportunities in the House during the 2026 midterms, and he accused Democrats of losing touch with their voters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI challenge them: Come back and do the right thing. Don\u2019t run and hide because you\u2019ve lost touch with the voters,\u201d Patrick told host Sean Hannity in the interview.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTheir problem are not redistricting lines,\u201d he continued. \u201cTheir problem, Sean, is they\u2019ve lost the minds of their voters, who are moving towards the Republican Party all over the country.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019re a red state. We deserve more representation,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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After a Texas House committee advanced the updated congressional lines during their special session last week, Democrats left the state to deny Republicans a quorum, or the minimum number of lawmakers needed to conduct business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In response, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) has called for the Democrats\u2019 arrest and has ordered the Texas Rangers to launch a probe into the lawmakers for possible bribery and other violations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Patrick pledged to push forward with the redistricting process in the Texas Senate, where members still have a quorum, and vowed to pass the new maps \u201cwhatever it takes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019re going to pass out redistricting next week,\u201d Patrick said, referring to the state\u2019s upper chamber. \u201cWe\u2019re going to pass out our agenda.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019re going to move it forward and, working with the speaker, \u2026 We\u2019re either going to do it now. We\u2019re going to do it in later August. We\u2019re going to do it in September. We\u2019re going to do it October,\u201d he continued. \u201cWhatever it takes, Sean, whatever it takes, we\u2019re going to get it done. There\u2019s nothing they can do to stop us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) has also pressed the FBI to intervene and force the Democrats to return to vote. The suggestion was also floated by President Trump, who told reporters on Tuesday that Republicans are \u201centitled\u201d to the five House seats.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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