U.S. Representative Marc Veasey, a Democrat from Fort Worth, predicts the Texas primary set for March 3 may have to be postponed because of the legal challenge filed against the state's newly approved congressional maps.
In an interview for Eye On Politics, Veasey said, "If we move forward with these maps, it wouldn't surprise me. But it also would not shock me one bit at all based on my previous experience if we saw delayed primaries and again, if we saw instead of a March primary, we end up seeing a May primary."
When asked how much of a chance the primary could be delayed, Veasey said, "I think it's 50-50."
Governor Greg Abbott signed the maps into law in a video that was then posted to social media.
He said, "I'm about to sign the law that creates the one big, beautiful map that en