United States: Under Pressure From Donald Trump, Texas Adopts a New Republican-Friendly Electoral Map

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On Wednesday, the Texas House of Representatives approved a new constituency map driven by President Donald Trump, which will probably allow Republicans to win five additional seats in the Washington Congress during the 2026 mid-term elections. Pressed by Trump, Texas Republican leaders decided to modify the constituencies to dilute the Democratic vote, a technique known as "gerrymandering." Of Texas' 38 representatives in the Washington Congres…

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Under the leadership of Donald Trump, Texas adopts a new electoral map aimed at increasing the weight of Republicans in Congress, causing controversy and accusations of "gerrymandering"

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On Wednesday, August 20, Texas adopted a new electoral map for the mid-term elections of November 2026. The very controversial redistribution should give five more representatives to the Republicans in Congress. Donald Trump himself asked Governor Greg Abbott on July 15, in order to avoid losing the majority, as was the case in 2018. Today, the Republicans hold 219 seats against 212, with four vacant seats: it is therefore possible that Congress…

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Beyond Texas, the Trump administration would also like to redraw for it the maps of Ohio, Missouri, or Indiana.

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The House of Representatives of this republican state has approved the new version of the map which should allow the Grand Old Party to gain five additional seats in Congress in Washington. The local Senate must adopt it in turn before the promulgation by the governor.