US EditionTexas Republicans approve Trump-backed congressional map to protect party's majority
Texas Republicans passed a new congressional map to gain five additional U.S. House seats, prompting legal challenges and sparking a national redistricting conflict, officials said.
- On Wednesday, the Texas House of Representatives adopted the new congressional map by an 88 to 52 vote, giving Texas Republicans five additional U.S. House seats and shifting the delegation from 25 to a potential 30 of 38.
- At the urging of President Donald Trump, Texas Republicans pursued a rare mid-decade redistricting to protect their narrow three-seat majority in the 435-seat U.S. House of Representatives for the 2026 midterm elections.
- Data from the Texas Legislative Council shows the plan concentrates white voting power and requires roughly 445,000 white residents, 1.4 million Latino Texans, or 2 million Black Texans to secure a seat, positioning white voters to decide at least 26 seats.
- The bill now moves to the Texas Senate and then to Gov. Greg Abbott, with a committee set to consider it and possible arrival by Friday after Republicans issued civil arrest warrants and $500 daily fines to compel absent Texas Democrats' return.
- The move has triggered a national redistricting war, with California Gov. Gavin Newsom planning to redraw maps to add five Democratic seats, while other GOP-led states consider mid-decade redraws amid Voting Rights Act scrutiny.
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