"Texas House Democrats are demonstrating what it means to fight for the preservation of our constitutional republic," said Gov. JB Pritzker (D-IL) at a news conference in Chicago with Democratic Texas state legislators, as they attempted to thwart Republican efforts to redraw Texas' congressional maps in five Democratic-held seats in order to favor Republicans in the 2026 midterm elections. He called President Trump and Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R) "cheaters," adding that "if they're going to cheat, then all of us have to take a hard look at what the effect of that cheating is on democracy. ... as far as I'm concerned, everything is on the table." Texas Reps. Al Green (D) and Lizzie Fletcher (D) and Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chair Ken Martin also spoke, with Mr. Martin, saying, "Our Constitution is under assault. Voting rights are being completely violated. Now is not the time for one party to play by the rules while the other party has completely ignored it.