Democrats are trying to take the fight to Republicans, alleging they are facing an existential threat, with Gov. Greg Abbott‘s (R-TX) attempt to redistrict Texas’s congressional map mid-cycle to protect the GOP’s majority in the United States House before next year’s midterm elections.

Both Texas Republicans and Democrats are ratcheting up their rhetoric over proposed US House maps that could give the GOP five more seats. But the action in Austin is stalled for now.

This is an attempt to grab power, to change the rules, to determine a certain outcome,” Healey, flanked by Texans, told reporters Tuesday.