Yes, I'm commenting on a Faux News story about Texas and how it could get as many as four new congressional seats.
This helps the GOP in red-state Texas, right?
Not necessarily.
Texas is becoming more and more urbanized, and that means the Democrats are more likely to benefit. One seat for DFW is likely Democratic; ditto in Houston. One somewhere in the Austin-San Antonio area is at least a good Democratic possibility. Only the fourth, if Texas does get four, would be likely Republican.
But, it's not just U.S. House seats.
The same urbanization could benefit Texas Dems in both halves of the Lege. Given how close the state House is right now, this is especially important.
Faux counters that rural areas could benefit from urban prisoners at state prisons in their areas. That's not news, though, that's always been the case.
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