US EditionGov. Greg Abbott signs new Texas congressional map designed to give GOP five more seats
House Bill 4, signed by Gov. Abbott, aims to secure five additional Republican congressional seats, prompting legal challenges over alleged minority vote dilution before 2026 midterms.
- Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed a new congressional voting map to help Republicans gain more seats in the 2026 midterm elections.
- The new map has sparked protests from Texas Democrats, who plan to challenge it in court for potentially violating the Voting Rights Act.
- California's new bill aims to create Democratic-leaning districts to counter Republican gains in Texas.
- Republican leaders argue the map is not racially discriminatory and creates more majority-minority seats than before.
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Washington Examiner
DailyTruthReportAbbott signs new Texas congressional map into law despite Democratic resistance
Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) on Friday gave final approval to legislation that redrew Texas’s political maps, offering Republicans a chance to gain five more House seats ahead of the 2026 elections. The redistricting plans favoring the GOP sparked outrage from state Democrats, who fled the state for weeks earlier this summer to stall the effort from moving forward in the Republican-dominated legislature. Despite the largely symbolic opposition, the …
Abbott Signs ‘One Big Beautiful Map’
Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R-TX) signed a bill allowing the state to have a new congressional map, creating five Republican-leaning districts. “Today, I signed the One Big Beautiful Map into law,” Abbott said in a statement. “This map ensures fairer representation in Congress. Texas will be more RED in Congress.” Abbott shared his support for the bill after the Texas Senate passed the legislation. “The One Big Beautiful Map has passed the Senat…
Los Angeles (USA), Aug 29 (EFE).- Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed the pro-party district redistribution bill this Friday, advancing President Donald Trump’s plan to keep the U.S. Lower House majority in mid-term elections. “This map guarantees fairer representation in Congress. Texas will be more RED in Congress,” Abbott wrote in an X message calling the new electoral map “Big and Beautiful.” The law would secure five congressional districts f…
Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed a bill this Friday that sets up a new House of Representatives map, and is expected to provide Republicans with five additional re-election opportunities by 2026.Read more]]>
Oskaloosa Herald
Texas governor signs new voting map pushed by Trump to gain 5 GOP seats in Congress in 2026
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday signed into law a new congressional voting map designed to help Republicans gain more seats in the 2026 midterm elections, delivering a win for President Donald Trump and his desire to hold on to…
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