Democrats look to take Texas House back and prevent Republicans from gerrymandering congressional districts in 2021.
The 150 seats in the Texas State House of Representatives are up for grabs on November 3. Democrats are hoping to take control after being in the minority for years.
According to Ballotpedia, 23 Democrats and 19 Republicans are running unopposed. This still means Democrats have work to do. They need to keep their 67 seats and hope that at least 8 Republicans lose.
Texas House District 134 could stay Republican
One of the more interesting races is Texas House District 134. Incumbent Sarah Davis portrays herself as liberal with her pro-choice views. Voters assume this is also true when it comes to other political views. It is not. She is a very conservative Republican. This means she is against environmental regulations and Medicaid expansion. She also supports cuts to education funding.
Ann Johnson is also pro-choice. But that is where the similarity ends. She supports Medicaid expansion. Johnson is in favor of education funding. She also supports environmental regulations.
Voting challenges for Texans
Absentee/mail-in voting is not available to all registered voters. Only those with underlying medical conditions or senior citizens can vote absentee.
Voting is also harder this year. Governor Abbott issued an executive order that limited ballot drop boxes to one per county. He claimed the reason was to prevent ballot harvesting and voter fraud. In reality, he is only trying to suppress votes
Democrats look to take Texas House back
Democrats are looking to take Texas House back and prevent the Republicans from gerrymandering the congressional districts in their favor for the next decade. If the Republicans keep control, Democrats will have to wait until 2031 to redraw the districts after the 2030 census.
Can the Texas Democrats take back the House and prevent Republican gerrymandering? The answer will come after all votes are counted on November 3.
