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Texas lawmakers give final approval to Trump-backed election map, sending it to governor
The new map adds five districts favoring Republicans to help maintain their slim congressional majority amid a national redistricting battle, with Democrats vowing legal challenges.
- Early Saturday, the Texas state Senate approved a new Republican-leaning congressional map, sending it to Governor Greg Abbott who is expected to sign it into law.
- National GOP pressure led Republican-controlled states, including Texas, to redraw maps aimed at helping the GOP retain a slim House majority for 2026.
- Democrats delayed passage with prolonged debate and a walkout as state senators voted 18-11 along party lines after more than eight hours, with Republicans ending a filibuster using a rare motion.
- Governor Greg Abbott is expected to quickly sign the maps into law, while Democrats vow court challenges and Democratic Representative Lloyd Doggett announced Thursday he will not seek reelection if the new map takes effect.
- The effort has triggered a nationwide wave of redistricting, with California Democrats and Governor Gavin Newsom proposing a special election in November and the U.S. Supreme Court setting limits on partisan and race-based map drawing.
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Texas’ new congressional map heads to Gov. Abbott’s desk
The Texas Senate approved a new congressional map early Saturday morning, which is meant to bolster Republicans’ standing in the House going into the 2026 midterm elections. Hours after the map was approved, Gov. Greg Abbott said he would “swiftly” sign it into law. The Senate adopted the bill on a party-line vote, 18 to 11. Abbott pledges to ‘swiftly’ sign the map into law "The One Big Beautiful Map has passed the Senate and is on its way to m…
The new Texas electoral map favors Republican interests, as it will give them more seats in the House of Representatives
Texas Senate approves GOP congressional map, sending plan to Abbott’s desk
The Texas Senate early Saturday morning approved a new congressional map gerrymandered to maximize Republican representation, sending the plan to the governor’s desk after weeks of intense partisan clashing. Republican lawmakers pushed the plan through over fierce Democratic opposition, launching a national redistricting war from Albany to Sacramento while positioning the GOP to net up to five additional seats in Texas. The Senate adopted the ne…
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