National Democrats planning to pour money into taking Texas House
The Democratic Party is launching a $20 million "redistricting fund" to target legislative bodies in 14 states deemed pivotal in drawing the next congressional map.Among the fund's targets: the Texas House, where Republicans hold a four-seat majority.
Texas is one of five potential Republican swing chambers identified by the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee in a memo from Executive Director Michael Sargeant, first reported by the Huffington Post. The others are the Michigan State Senate, the Missouri House, the Oklahoma State Senate and the Tennessee House.
Read the Democratic Memo