By Robert Moore, El Paso Matters Texas lawmakers are locked in a bitter fight over congressional redistricting. Gov. Greg Abbott, acting on a request by President Donald Trump, included a congressional redistricting proposal in the agenda for a special session of the Legislature. As the Texas House of Representatives was preparing to vote, dozens of Democrats fled the state, denying the necessary quorum for the chamber to conduct any business.

Redistricting is a complicated topic that many voters don’t understand. Here’s a brief explainer on what’s happening right now in Texas. What is redistricting? Redistricting is the process of redrawing political boundaries. Usually, redistricting for bodies like Congress, the state Legislature and local governments like city councils, county commiss

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