COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio Democrats are taking inspiration from Texas as they gear up for their own congressional redistricting battle.

Democrats across the nation are showing solidarity with Texas lawmakers, ones who fled their state to block a Republican-proposed congressional map from being passed — a map that redrew several seats currently held by Democrats to make them more favorable for the GOP.

"What starts in Texas is going to go on to the next state and the next state," Ohio state Rep. Eric Synenberg (D-Beachwood) said.

Synenberg and several colleagues rallied outside the Massachusetts Statehouse with Texas and other states' Democrats on Wednesday, since he believes that Ohio is the next state to take on this fight.

"They're going to make the maps less fair, and therefore, an unpr

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