US EditionRedrawing Congressional Maps: Several States Consider After Texas Kicks Off Fight
TRAVIS COUNTY, TEXAS, AUG 6 – Texas Republicans aim to gain five U.S. House seats through mid-decade redistricting as Democrats walk out to block the vote, risking $500 daily fines, officials said.
- On August 3, 2025, more than 51 Texas House Democrats fled Austin to block a Trump-backed redistricting map aimed at creating five GOP seats for 2026.
- In June, Trump’s political operation approached Texas Republicans after they started the 119th Congress with the smallest House majority in nearly 100 years, urging redistricting efforts for next year.
- In Texas, quorum breaks require 100 lawmakers present, and during one floor session Tuesday, the chamber was four members short of the 100 needed.
- Following the quorum break, Texas House Democrats face $500 daily fines and potential legal challenges, delaying key votes in Austin.
- Amid broader stakes, the Lone Star State’s showdown has national implications as control of the U.S. House is at stake, with Democrats hinting at retaliatory redistricting in Illinois and California.
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Redrawing congressional maps: Several states consider after Texas kicks off fight
Texas Republicans' push to redraw congressional maps to secure five more GOP seats in the U.S. House has kicked off a no-holds-barred battle between blue and red states, each threatening to redraw their own House seats.
'I need y'all to listen to me': Crockett has a message for Democrats amid Texas fight
Rep. Jasmine Crockett joins to discuss the Texas redistricting fight: “I'm so proud of my former colleagues from the State House, because Texas Democrats, well, we do everything bigger in Texas, including fight as Democrats.”
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The escalating political fight over the Texas congressional map is spreading across other states across the country, triggering an unprecedented mid-decade redistricting arms race with the balance of power in Washington at stake.
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Texas House Democrats say their redistricting fight is a fight for America
AURORA, Ill. — Leading Illinois Democrats and the head of the national Democratic Party joined Texas House Democrats Tuesday in a call for a political redistricting fight to expand to a national battle on Tuesday.
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