So infuriating. When we lived in Austin he was my rep, because of the nasty redistricting the GOP devised. Because Austin is blue, it was divided into tiny bits and our bits were connected conservative people far away. TX 10 goes from austin to the burbs of Houston. Nuts.
Ah yes! the ritual of right-wing self-purification continue … continue - the pain will make you pure …
McCaul is like many GOP in Texas, saying they hate the misogynist bleating of Trump, but never come right out and say they won’t vote for him. http://www.kvue.com/news/local/where-texas-republicans-stand-on-donald-trump/333377119
depends if he is a bigger shithead than zodiac killer cruz… if he is then it’s a lock
I feel your pain…I live in Louisiana and it’s sad I tell ya
Not to mention TX 25, which snakes all the way up to Dallas. Or TX 15, or 27, or 34, or …
They eat their young (and their old)!
Yeah, I take small comfort from the fact that eventually this plan will backfire, as demographics shift in the state, a growing liberal crowd in Austin will eventually have the power to flip 5 congressional seats, rather than being hemmed into just one…
Well, I hope demographics shift and it’s reflected politically.
Did you see these tales about Austin’s projected growth?
http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/news/2016/10/11/get-ready-for-new-neighbors-austin-to-nearly.html?ana=e_aus_bn_exclusive&u=uFqE2pPoE4SS5ahfM6PC4IZpkDb&t=1476233187&j=76087861