Congress candidate Yashaya Martin was forcibly removed and arrested during Thursday’s hearing at Texas State Capital On redistribution After refusing to get a microphone during public comment.
“It’s a shame,” Martin shouted because he had gone out. “You all should be ashamed.”
Texas republican Pushing After pressure from the Trump administration to re -prepare the map of the state. He has not yet released a proposed map, which may redefine the Congress districts to give a leg to GOP in 2026 mid students.
Martin, a democrat, was speaking against the efforts of redistribution, which he illegally called Germandering, when he went over his two -minute time limit. State Representative. Kodi Vasut (R), which Chairmanship The hearing asks to remove Martin to Sergeant-at-Arms.
Candidate brother Said On Friday that the charges against Martin were removed and he would be freed from custody later that night. Martin Had to face Local media reported that allegations of disrupting the meeting, protesting arrest and arrest.
Martin is running in a special election for the seat vacated after the rape. Sylvester Turner (D-Texas) dead in March.
The seat was first conducted by the rape Sheela Jackson Lee (D-Texas), whoever dead in office. Martin was a top ally for the Congress in the past Supported By her daughter, who presides over her campaign.
In a post on the social media platform X before the hearing, Martin said that the Democrats retaliated against the redistribution of the GOP by creating their tricks to recreate maps.
“Blue States will now brutally take Republican out to combat this madness,” he said wrote“If the rules are good for Republican, they are good for us!”
