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Texas Senate passes new Republican-drawn congressional map

The Republican-controlled Texas state Senate passed the party’s new congressional maps late Friday, completing a legislative odyssey that included significant Democratic delays and sparked a nationwide scramble over redistricting in the process.

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Texas Republicans approve Trump-backed congressional map to protect party's majority

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Texas Republicans approve new congressional maps as partisan redistricting race escalates

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When the White House calls state lawmakers

On the eve of the Texas House voting on a new congressional map, President DONALD TRUMP ordered his “Republican friends” in the state legislature to get it to Gov. GREG ABBOTT ’s desk “ASAP.”

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California Gov. Newsom Signs Legislation Calling Special Election on Redrawn Congressional Map

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How openly partisan gerrymandering is becoming normalized

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Texas nears final vote on new congressional maps as partisan redistricting race escalates

“Game on,” New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said on X Wednesday after the Texas House passed its new maps.

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Newsom Signs California Redistricting Plan to Counter Texas Republicans

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GOP redistricting plan heads to Greg Abbott after Texas Senate thwarts filibuster

Chip Roy, Texas attorney general and Republican

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Republican Rep. Chip Roy announces he’s running for Texas attorney general after ‘prayerful calling’

Texas, assesses the redistricting battle in Texas and announces his candidacy for Texas attorney general on ‘The Will Cain Show.’

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Rep. Chip Roy, an Outspoken Fiscal Conservative, Is Running for Texas Attorney General

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GOP Rep. Chip Roy, at times a party thorn, to run for Texas attorney general

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Texas GOP passes the House gerrymander Trump asked for

The new map could help Republicans flip as many as five seats, boosting the GOP’s chances of holding House control.

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Democratic state senator vows filibuster as Texas GOP redistricting bill nears final vote

Houston Sen. Carol Alvarado plans to filibuster a Republican bill that redraws congressional maps and adds five GOP-leaning districts, part of a Trump-backed strategy to secure House control.

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Texas Legislature sends Trump-backed congressional redistricting plan to Gov. Abbott’s desk

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.

What to know about the legal battles over redistricting in Texas and California

Texas lawmakers approved a new congressional map this week at the behest of President Donald Trump, seeking to preserve his Republican Party's slim majority in the U.S. House of Representatives in the November 2026 midterm elections.

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Redistricting tug-of-war bounces back to Texas after California lawmakers counterpunch

Texas lawmakers meet again Friday, when the Republican majority in the Senate could give final approval to their map.

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Texas Democrats return, continue to protest redistricting efforts by Republicans

Democrats in the Texas House of Representatives returned to Austin on Aug. 18, 2025, but their protest of redistricting efforts continues.