US EditionTexas Legislature Gives Final Approval to Redrawn Congressional Map Favoring GOP, Sends to Governor
Texas Republicans aim to increase their House majority by five seats through redistricting, prompting California Democrats to seek a special election to gain five additional seats, escalating partisan battles.
- On Friday, Texas Republicans aimed to finalize a mid-decade redraw to add five seats to their U.S. House edge, urged by President Donald Trump, while California Democrats responded Thursday with their own plan and referendum.
- Republicans in the Texas Legislature pursue mid‑decade redistricting to gain as many as five seats, leveraging the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling that only race-based gerrymandering is unconstitutional.
- Earlier this month, outnumbered Texas Democrats staged a 15‑day walkout and planned filibusters, pressing sponsor Phil King on legal concerns, while Rep. Lloyd Doggett said he will not seek reelection if the new map takes effect.
- If Republicans finalize their map Friday, Gov. Greg Abbott will approve it, asserting `Republicans are not finished in the United States`, while the president urges other GOP‑controlled states including Indiana and Missouri to revise maps.
- On a national level, the partisan makeup of existing districts puts Democrats within three seats of a House majority, while more Democratic-run states use independent redistricting commissions, shaping midcycle map changes.
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Texas legislature passes redistricting map, governor to sign into law
)The Center Squar) – The Texas Senate passed HB 4, the state’s congressional redistricting plan, which changes nearly all districts and could flip up to five seats from blue to red.
See the moment Texas Republicans approve new congressional maps
Early Saturday morning, the Texas Senate approved new congressional maps designed to help Republicans win up to five more House seats in next year’s midterm elections. This marked the final legislative hurdle for the redistricting plan endorsed by President Donald Trump and Gov. Greg Abbott.
Texas Senate Passes Redistricting Map Favoring Republicans - The Thinking Conservative
Texas Senate passed a bill that will redraw Texas’s congressional maps and increase Republicans’ hold on state’s U.S. House delegation by as many as 5 seats. The post Texas Senate Passes Redistricting Map Favoring Republicans appeared first on The Thinking Conservative.
By Arlette Saenz, Eric Bradner and David Wright, CNN The Texas Senate on Saturday approved new congressional redistricting maps designed to help Republicans gain up to five more House seats in next year's midterm elections. The vote clears the final legislative hurdle for the redistricting plan proposed by President Donald Trump and Gov. Greg Abbott, which has set off an escalating nationwide redistricting fight.
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