Congressional District 18 candidate, Isaiah Martin, was released Friday night from the Travis County Jail, more than 24 hours after his arrest at the Texas Capi
Congressional District 18 candidate, Isaiah Martin, was released Friday night from the Travis County Jail, more than 24 hours after his arrest at the Texas Capitol.refusing to yield during his testimony at a redistricting hearingMartin was released at around 9:30 p.
m. —tired, frustrated, but proudly defiant. He spoke exclusively with CBS Austin.He told CBS Austin's reporter, Abigail Velez, he spent more than a full day in jail with little to no communication with his family. But he also said he'd "do it again for the people of Texas." DPS charged him with disrupting a meeting, resisting arrest, and criminal trespassing but tonight, just hours after those charges were dropped—he’s out and already looking ahead.Martin's arrest came during the first public hearing on redistricting held by the House. The fight over Texas’ political future isn’t just playing out at the Capitol—it’s playing out across state lines. As senators held a high-stakes hearing on redrawing Texas’ congressional maps, House Democrats boarded planes and brought the fight to governors in Illinois and California.
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