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Breaking from tradition, the Texas Legislature is being asked to redraw congressional boundaries ahead of next year’s midterm elections.
Democrats and Republicans alike say they’ve yet to see a proposed redistricting map that President Donald Trump said he wants to shore up GOP's grip on Congress.
Texas lawmakers are considering changing congressional districts during the special session. On Tuesday, the latest Senate committee hearing took place.
President Trump is urging Texas lawmakers to redraw the state’s congressional maps, although state maps are typically drawn at the end of each decade, making the timing ahead of the 2026 election unusual for such a move.
Texas lawmakers battle over redistricting. With tensions rising, some Democrats may walk out to block redrawing of the maps.
State Rep. Erin Gamez of House District 38 has joined other House Democrats to voice their concerns against efforts by the Trump Administration to redraw the
Leading Republicans in the redistricting battle continue to voice their disagreement with the Justice Department premise that prompted it.
With just 22 days left in Texas’ special legislative session, the state’s redistricting battle is reaching a boiling point, and lawmakers have yet to release a single proposed map.At a Senate hearing Monday,
Texans clashed over a redistricting plan targeting El Paso’s District 16, with critics calling it undemocratic and supporters urging change.
Democrats in three states are now considering moves to counter a push by Texas Republicans to redraw their state’s maps.
"The DNC is all hands on deck to hold Donald Trump and Greg Abbott accountable for their scheme to use the tragic Texas floods as cover to redraw the Texas maps in a last-ditch effort to save the Republican majority," Martin told ABC News.
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