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Texas House: Flip the District · Episode 11
The Map and the Money
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Lacey Hull voted yes on a map whose stated goal was to improve Republican political performance. A federal court called it a racial gerrymander. She also voted yes on school vouchers as her district lost students and funding. Full sources on the series page.
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RECEIPTS (the sources behind this episode): • 2025 Texas redistricting - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Texas_redistricting • Texas House approves GOP congressional map after two-week delay from Democrat...: https://www.texastribune.org/2025/08/20/texas-house-vote-congressional-map-redistricting-democrats-trump/ • Official Home Page of the Texas House of Representatives Website for Rep. Hul...: https://house.texas.gov/members/3975 • Lacey Hull Wins Texas House District 138 Election - Reform Austin: https://www.reformaustin.org/elections/lacey-hull-wins-texas-house-district-138-election/ • Texas House passes controversial school voucher plan, $7.7B school funding bi...: https://www.kut.org/politics/2025-04-16/texas-house-billions-school-funding-voucher • For Texas state representative, District 138: Tyler Smith: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/endorsements/article/tyler-smith-lacey-hull-state-rep-texas-2026-vote-22466643.php • Cy-Fair ISD sees a rapid drop in enrollment, costing the district mill: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/education/article/decades-growth-cy-fair-isd-lost-3-200-students-21951644.php • No. 25A608 In the Supreme Court of the United States: https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25/25A608/385589/20251124134400309_2025.11.24%20Resp%20to%20App%20to%20Stay%20SCOTUSv6%20MALC%20FINAL.pdf • Texas Voter Guide 2026: Races, candidates for Nov. 3 election: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/projects/2026/houston-texas-november-election-voter-guide/ • El Paso federal courthouse exterior (on screen at 0m40s): https://azahner.com/projects/el-paso-courthouse/ • Lacey Hull Texas state representative Houston (on screen at 1m08s): https://www.laceyhull.com/ • Texas house passes Republican-drawn gerrymandered congressional map after wee... (on screen at 2m07s): https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/aug/20/tulsi-gabbard-security-clearance-donald-trump-administration-us-politics-latest-updates • Hundreds rally at Texas Capitol against school voucher program (on screen at 3m00s): https://thenationaldesk.com/news/americas-news-now/hundreds-rally-at-texas-capitol-against-school-voucher-program • Voucher vote updates: Texas House approves voucher proposal - The Texas Tribune (on screen at 3m00s): https://www.texastribune.org/2025/04/15/texas-house-vouchers-public-school-funding-vote/ • Activists protest as redistricting fight heats up in Texas House, see the photos (on screen at 3m12s): https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/activists-protest-redistricting-fight-heats-205406083.html • El Paso federal courthouse where 2025 (on screen at 4m00s): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Court_House_(El_Paso • State Rep. Lacey Hull, R-Houston, prepares to vote on a bill on the House flo... (on screen at 4m34s): https://www.texastribune.org/2024/03/05/texas-republican-primary-lacey-hull-jared-woodfill/ • Protesters rally at Texas Capitol against school voucher bill ahead of House... (on screen at 4m49s): https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/protesters-rally-at-texas-capitol-against-school-voucher-bill-ahead-of-house-vote • Texas House takes up school funding bills, including controversial school vou... (on screen at 4m49s): https://www.statesman.com/picture-gallery/news/education/2025/04/16/texas-school-vouchers-house-of-representatives-hb2-sb2-public/83121797007/ • Unconstitutional-race-based-congressional-districts-tx-09-tx-18-tx-29-and-tx-33 (on screen at 6m35s): https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Unconstitutional-race-based-congressional-districts-tx-09-tx-18-tx-29-and-tx-33.pdf • Langham Creek HS (on screen at 7m45s): https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Langham_Creek_HS.jpg • Langham Creek HS 0 (on screen at 7m45s): https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Langham_Creek_HS_0.jpg • Texas House passes congressional redistricting map amid protests, following D... (on screen at 7m59s): https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/texas/2025/08/20/529098/texas-house-passes-congressional-redistricting-map-amid-protests-following-dem-quorum-break/ • 2025 Texas House chambers 01 (on screen at 8m18s): https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2025_Texas_House_chambers_01.jpg • 2025 Texas House chambers 02 (on screen at 8m18s): https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2025_Texas_House_chambers_02.jpg