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The Texas Senate has given final approval to a new, Republican-leaning congressional voting map, sending it to Gov. Greg Abbott for his signature
1don MSN
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.
Trump's Texas fight is aimed at giving the GOP an advantage in 2026 and a lame-duck president more power while in office. Democrats have other plans.
The conservative firebrand and former top aide to Sen. Ted Cruz has been a thorn in the side of Trump and Speaker Mike Johnson. Trump had called for a primary challenge against Roy.
Just as Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Colin Allred was holding a town hall near the Mexican border as part of an “unrig Texas” campaign tour, the state’s Democratic fundraising powerhouse Beto O’Rourke rallied support in Austin for lawmakers who left the state to delay a redistricting plan led by President Donald Trump.
State Sen. Carol Alvarado, a Houston lawyer, Democrat and veteran of stalling, prepares for another run at holding up business in Texas.