Democrats in the Indiana General Assembly are teaming up with Texas House Democrats in an attempt to block mid-decade redistricting efforts brewing in their states.

Indiana Democrats don't have much power here in the legislature should Republicans pursue redistricting, but they showed their support for Texas Democrats in a joint press conference on Aug. 13 in Chicago, where Texas Democrats have fled the state to.

Among the speakers were Rep. Ed Delaney, D-Indianapolis, Rep. Earl Harris Jr., D-East Chicago and Rep. Cherrish Pryor, D-Indianapolis, who called the efforts "unprecedented and morally corrupt."

Legislators from both states also described the mid-cycle redistricting pushed by the White House as unwanted involvement from national leaders, with Texas Rep. Gene Wu characterizing t

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