They have missed important family birthdays, time with new babies and the hospitalization of parents, but Democratic state senators who fled to New Mexico to boycott congressional redistricting say they are resolved in their protest.
Sen. Rodney Ellis has a newborn daughter at his Houston home. Sen. Eddie Lucio of Brownsville said his mother was hospitalized for pneumonia and his father was diagnosed as having stones in his gallbladder.
Sen. Mario Gallegos of Houston has a new grandson and several senators have missed family birthdays. Sen. Royce West's son turned 19 while West was in Albuquerque, and Ellis' grandfather celebrated his 82nd birthday on Tuesday.
When this happened last time, I didn't know that Democrats had 17 congressmen to the Republicans 15. This is the essence of the way districts are drawn. Texas has two Republican Senators and a Republican Governor. The outlay of congressmen is totally in the way the districts are being drawn. The Republicans control the state Senate 19-12, meaning that the lines could easily be redrawn to match the State Senate lines and the Dems would be in trouble. How long will they or can they hold out?
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