A special session of the Texas Legislature will address the deadly floods in Hill Country, but the fireworks will come from President Trump’s demand for a newly gerrymandered House map.

President Trump and Texas GOP leaders push for mid-decade redistricting to create five new winnable seats, as both parties engage in mapping strategies to control the House in 2026.

Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom’s aides have signaled their boss’s willingness to counter Texas redistricting with a similar move to offset GOP gains, lawmakers said.

While talking to reporters outside the White House on Tuesday, President Donald Trump spoke about calls to redistrict Texas.

Track flooding and road closures in Kerrville and the Hill Country with these live interactive maps as officials respond to deadly flash floods in Central Texas.

Gov. Gavin Newsom says California should redraw its own congressional districts if Texas tries to gerrymander its lines. His idea faces long odds.

President Donald Trump is pushing Republicans in Texas to redraw the state's congressional maps to help ensure the party keeps its majority in the U.S. House in next year's midterm elections.

WASHINGTON — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, is directing state lawmakers to redraw the state’s congressional map at a special legislative session later this month.

Trump aims to redraw Texas' congressional map to gain five Republican seats, potentially flipping several districts currently held by Democrats.

Trump Backs Texas Plan to Redraw Voting Maps to Benefit House Republicans WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he believed Republicans could pick up five seats in the U.S ...

Texas Democrats in Congress sharply criticized President Donald Trump’s plan to redraw their state’s political map in the middle of the decade.