The top Democrat in the U.S. House met with state lawmakers seeking to fight the planned Republican-led overhaul of the Texas congressional map, but declined Thursday to divulge behind-the-scenes strategy for blocking the move.

He rejected the analogy that the outnumbered Democratic lawmakers in the Capitol are comparable to the defenders at the Alamo, fighting on their own with no hope of reinforcement.

“We’re going to do everything possible to support the Texas legislators," House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York told reporters. "All options should be on the table to protect the people of Texans. But Texas Democrats are going to be the ones to decide that.”

The appearance in a room outside of the Texas House chamber was the second of two events over two days Jeffries held w

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