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The Texas Senate voted to approve a controversial, mid-decade redistricting bill that redraws the state's congressional map in Republican's favor. The new districts could give the GOP as many as five more seats in Congress after the 2026 midterm elections.
The mid-decade map redraw adds five Republican-leaning districts and sets up a legal showdown over minority representation.
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Trump hails Texas redistricting approval that could add five GOP congressional seats nationwide
Texas Republicans pass redistricting map creating 5 new GOP-leaning congressional seats despite Democratic objections about minority voting power dilution.
Texas Republicans undertook the rare mid-decade redistricting at the behest of President Donald Trump, who says he wants to bolster the odds of preserving his party's slim majority in the U.S. House of Representatives amid political headwinds.
The GOP’s redistricting effort depends on Hispanic support, but prices remain a concern early in the president’s second term.
Texas’ House of Representatives is approving a new map that creates up to five new, winnable congressional seats for the GOP.
If everything goes Democrats’ way, Trump’s demands for five seats in Texas to mitigate losses elsewhere may not materialize.
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Texas has strict rules regarding who can vote by mail, so a change in law would affect the state's most vulnerable.
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