US EditionTexas panel advances redrawn congressional map that could take 5 Democratic seats
Texas Republicans advanced a redistricting plan adding five GOP-leaning seats for 2026, facing Democratic opposition citing potential racial vote dilution and ongoing legal challenges.
- Texas Republicans advanced a new congressional map on Saturday intending to add five Republican-leaning districts to the state's 38 House seats.
- The redistricting effort follows pressure from President Trump’s political operatives aiming to maintain GOP control amid concerns over alleged racial gerrymandering in current district lines.
- Democrats criticized the proposal for diluting the voting power of people of color and dismantling key Democratic-held districts, while Republicans reject these claims and emphasize political performance in drawing boundaries.
- The approved committee vote was 12 to 6 along party lines, with data showing the new map would increase Republican-held seats from 66% to 79%, and five districts would reflect Trump’s 2024 margins by at least 10 points.
- Legal challenges and political resistance from Democrats, including plans to mobilize voters and potentially deny quorum, suggest prolonged disputes that could delay implementation beyond the 2026 election cycle.
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Texas Republicans Approve Trump-Backed Congressional Map to Protect Party’s Majority
Aug 20 (Reuters) - Texas lawmakers on Wednesday passed a new congressional district map intended to flip five Democratic-held U.S. House seats to Republican control in next year's midterm elections, a key step in an increasingly acrimonious partisan battle as California Democrats lined up their own redistricting effort.
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southtexasnews.comTexas is redrawing congressional map for GOP gains, House Republicans acknowledge
Texas legislators are redrawing the state’s congressional map to advantage Republican candidates, GOP lawmakers said at a state House hearing Friday, setting aside a legal justification offered by the U.S. Department of Justice and making their political motivations explicit for…
Redrawn Texas Map Moving Along Despite Screaming Dems
We have the Texas redistricting map. Republicans are going for the five seats, imitating a practice that Democrats use in blue states. Jasmine is calling it racist, and she happens to be very racist against white people. There is an irony in that. It isn’t racist to want non-affirmative action districts. If Democrats are so […] The post Redrawn Texas Map Moving Along Despite Screaming Dems appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.
Redrawn Texas congressional map advances as Republicans look to seize control of multiple Democratic seats
A Texas House panel on Saturday advanced a new congressional map as state Republicans power ahead with a strategy backed by President Donald Trump to hold on to the House majority in the 2026 midterms.
JUST IN: Red State Officially Dashes Dem Midterm Hopes With Redistricting Plan
A Texas House panel on Saturday advanced a draft congressional map aimed at adding five new Republican-leaning districts ahead of next year’s pivotal midterm elections. The legislature’s redistricting committee approved the map along party lines in a 12-6 vote after spending much of the day Friday hearing testimony from U.S. House Democrats from Texas and members of the public. With the matter out of committee, redistricting could be considered …
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