Texas, said that she hates The Heritage Foundation "with everything in my body" during remarks she gave during a panel at the Martha's Vineyard African American Film Festival.

Crockett, a first-term congresswoman from Dallas known for combative exchanges, has frequently lashed out against the plan to dismantle five Democratic-held U.S. House districts in Austin, Dallas, Houston, and South Texas, reshaping the state’s political map to favor Republicans heading into the 2026 midterm elections.