TEXAS HOLD DEMS

TEXAS HOLD DEMS

Texas Republicans want to remake voting maps to their advantage. Democrats say they’re ready to play that game too. Who wins? You have to listen to find out. This episode was produced by Peter Balonon-Rosen, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Andrea Kristinsdottir, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram. Listen to Today, Explained ad-free by becoming a Vox Member: vox.com/members. Transcript at vox.com/today-explained-podcast. Texas state lawmakers boarding a bus after leaving the state earlier today so a quorum could not be reached on a redistricting vote. Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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