(19 Aug 2025)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Houston, Texas – 17 August 2025
1. Mid of U.S. Rep. Colin Allred, who’s running for the U.S. Senate, addresses attendees at a Democrats’ town hall meeting on Sunday in Houston.
Audience Applauding. UPSOUND (English): We are the United States of America. We are a country of laws, we are a country of values."
2. Close-up of a veteran at the town hall meeting
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3. SOUNDBITE (English) U.S. Rep. Colin Allred:
"I think we have to fight every step of the way. And in this case, I don’t actually think we’re fighting for Democrats. I think we’re fighting for communities to have representation that actually understands them and wants to serve them. I mean, that’s what ultimately this is about. You want to get past the election, so folks can be elected, and they’re going to have the responsibility and the privilege of serving communities that they need to help."
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Houston, Texas – 19 August 2025
4. Close of proposed new redistricting map
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5. SOUNDBITE (English) Cindy Siegel, Harris County Republican Party Chairman:
"When you look at the demographics the old maps, the demographics, or what’s the current map, and the proposed new maps, you will see that actually in Harris County, that we have gotten increased representation for the Hispanic voters, because that’s where we have seen over the last decade and even the last few years, the majority, the increase is within the Hispanic Latino community.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Houston, Texas – 17 August 2025
6. Wide of attendees applauding after U.S. Rep. Colin Allred’s speech at a town hall meeting.
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Keith McGowan, Houston resident:
"I believe that we usually have two strong parties, a strong Democrat and a strong Republican, and they work together to solve people’s problems. But what I see is that Republicans are grabbing power, and they’ve got the power, and they’re using it to benefit themselves."
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Houston, Texas – 19 August 2025
8. Close of proposed new redistricting map
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9. SOUNDBITE (English) Cindy Siegel, Harris County Republican Party Chairman:
"Some of these districts, if you look at them, you would have thought that a three-year-old drew them. They don’t make sense, and I think that why now is based upon what the Department of Justice, the way they looked at it, and what they said to Governor Abbott.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Houston, Texas – 17 August 2025
10. Mid of attendees applauds
11. Wide of U.S. Rep. Colin Allred addresses attendees at a Democrats’ town hall meeting on Sunday in Houston.
STORYLINE:
Texas Democrats hold town hall on new congressional map in attempt to counter Trump-backed redistricting.
Meanwhile, President Donald Trump has made clear in recent weeks that he’s willing to use the vast powers of his office to prevent his party from losing control of Congress in next year’s midterm elections.
Some of the steps Trump has taken to intervene in the election are typical, but controversial, political maneuvers taken to his trademark extremes. That includes pushing Republican lawmakers in Texas and other conservative-controlled states to redraw their legislative maps to expand the number of U.S. House seats favorable to the GOP.
The individual actions add up to an unprecedented attempt by a sitting president to interfere in a critical election before it’s even held, moves that have raised alarms among those concerned about the future of U.S. democracy.
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