BREAKING: Texas Democratic Party Condemns Abbott and Trump for Exploiting Hill Country Floods to Rig the 2026 Midterms

AUSTIN, Texas – After months of speculation, Donald Trump finally told Texas Congressional Republicans this morning that he aims to gain five seats from the mid-census redistricting in Texas, days after visiting the still-recovering disaster zone. Instead of using this special session to provide flood relief and disaster mitigation, Greg Abbott is exploiting the tragedy to serve Donald Trump’s unpopular and damaging agenda. The Trump—Abbott Redistricting plan isn't about lines on a map; it's about lives being on the line. They are trying to manipulate congressional districts to give Trump more allies to rubber stamp the chaos he's brought to all our lives—chaos that no Republican, Democrat, or Independent voted for in 2024.

For decades, Texas Republicans have reduced relief programs, cut disaster infrastructure, ignored warnings about disasters, and then exploited these events to push an agenda that places Texas families in harm's way and manipulates the rules to hold on to power. Only losers change the rules in the middle of the game, and here they are, doing it again, all while making Texas families pay higher taxes, lose their healthcare, and defund their public schools.

The Texas Democratic Party condemns Donald Trump’s blatant attempt to rig the 2026 midterm elections and criticizes Greg Abbott for consistently being Donald Trump’s puppet. This effort is hardly subtle, but the Texas Democratic Party and Democrats across the state will mobilize and fight to ensure flood victims get the relief they urgently need and prevent Donald Trump from using the tragedy to seize congressional control.

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