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Texas Republicans set to approve Trump-backed new congressional map after lengthy fight

Texas Republicans, urged by President Trump, plan to approve a map adding five GOP seats to maintain House control amid Democratic protests and legal challenges.

  • Today, the chamber is expected to vote on a congressional map in the Texas House of Representatives that aims to shift five U.S. House seats toward Republicans, following pressure from President Donald Trump.
  • To delay the vote, dozens of Democratic lawmakers staged a two-week walkout that ended when Texas Democrats voluntarily returned on Monday, prompting Republicans to file lawsuits and issue civil arrest warrants.
  • Republican leaders assigned Texas Department of Public Safety officers to shadow Democratic lawmakers, while State Rep. Nicole Collier and colleagues staged an overnight protest on the House floor, with seven confined as colleagues livestreamed and protested.
  • If the House passes it Wednesday, the bill moves to the Texas State Senate as soon as Thursday and still requires Gov. Greg Abbott's signature to become law.
  • President Donald Trump urged mid-decade redraws to help the GOP retain House control in 2026, while civil rights groups contend the map dilutes minority voters and plan legal challenges under the Voting Rights Act.
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The Republican majority in Texas has approved the redrawing of the electoral maps. The vote was delayed for several weeks because Democratic lawmakers fled the state in protest. With the new electoral maps, Republicans could gain five additional seats in the House of Representatives in next year's midterm elections. However, the "electoral map war" appears not to be over yet.

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Austin. The Republican-controlled Texas House of Representatives yesterday approved a new parliamentary map that creates five new seats for the ruling party, following a heated debate in the midst of a growing national battle for district redistribution.

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Reuters broke the news in United Kingdom on Tuesday, August 19, 2025.
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