Texas House Redistricting Committee Targets Legislators Who Support TEXIT

by Christina Zuehl, October 1, 2021

https://tnm.me/news/political/texas-house-redistricting-committee-targets-legislators-who-support-texit/

The Texas Nationalist Movement made it clear to the representatives of Texas that HB1359, aka the TEXIT Referendum, was important to Texans. Back in the Spring, supporters of TEXIT blew up the legislators’ phones, urging them to support and sign onto HB1359, which would have allowed Texans to vote on Texas Independence. However, the bill was met with much resistance but gained the support of six Republicans in the House of Representatives. Now, the House Redistricting Committee is working hard to get those representatives out of office.

Right now, the Texas Legislature is working on redistricting for the 2022 election cycle. Although this legislative session is controlled primarily by Republicans, supporters of HB1359 are directly targeted. These redistricting scenarios affect 17 out of the 150 total representatives. Of those 17 House Districts affected, four scenarios directly affect those republicans who signed on to HB1359. Another change to the boundaries practically guarantees a win for one Republican who came out vocally in opposition to HB1359.

Their plan is to get people out of office that supported HB1359 and replace them with people against it. Kyle Biederman of current District 73 is the bill’s author, which was killed in committee this past Spring. District 73 currently covers Kendall, Gillespie, and Comal Counties. Biedermann owns a business and a home in Fredericksburg, which is in Gillespie County. With the new boundaries, this particular district will end up in House District 19, along with Kendall, Blanco, Burnet, and part of Travis County. Burnet County is currently in District 20, which is Terry Wilson’s district, and would force a run-off between the two incumbents for the new District 19.

It is important to note that Wilson came out publicly in opposition to HB1359.


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