Texas Democrats exited the state capitol to block a shameless Republican power grab. Their walkout creates an opening for broader resistance to the Right’s antidemocratic project — but only if labor unions and progressive groups step up to the plate.

Texas Democrats have left the Capitol in an attempt to block a mid-cycle redistricting scheme. For a party that’s been frustratingly content to roll over for MAGA opposition, it’s a welcome and surprisingly spirited act of resistance. Texas Democrats are causing a rupture in order to expose to the public a democratic crisis that would otherwise be buried in procedural obscurity.

Since the special session in the Texas legislature began in late July, the state’s Republicans have moved forward with an aggressive redistricting effort that’s tant

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