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Democrats say a GOP plan to redraw House districts in Texas harms Black and Hispanic voters

Democrats argued Friday that a Republican plan for redrawing districts in Texas to create more winnable U.S. House seats for the GOP is not only a power grab by President Donald Trump but also an attack on Black and Hispanic voters that violates the landmark federal Voting Rights Act.

The Associated Press on MSN · 12h

Democrats cry foul as Republicans push to redraw Texas electoral maps to gain US House seats

Democratic lawmakers are trying to build a case that Republicans in Texas have engineered a rushed and unfair process for redrawing the state’s congressional districts.

Las Vegas Sun · 1d

Texas Republicans get a bigger House edge under a new map, meeting Trump's goals

Texas Republicans have proposed a new congressional map that creates five additional GOP-leaning districts as they brace for a challenging midterm election in 2026

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MSNBC · 1d

Republicans 'trying to rig' 2026: Texas Democrat hits state party over redistricting efforts

Texas Republicans released a proposed new congressional map Wednesday that would give the GOP a path to pick up five seats in next year’s midterm elections. Chairman of the Texas Democratic Party, Kendall Scudder,

Bloomberg L.P. · 1d

TX Redistricting an Effort to ‘Rig the System’: Rep. DelBene

Texas Republicans unveiled their first proposal to deliver five new GOP seats ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. Rep. Suzan DelBene (D) Washington says the Republicans think the only way they can win is to “rig the system.

Washington Monthly · 20h

How the Republican Texas Redistricting Scheme Could Backfire

Texas Republicans are betting on Latino voters to flip five districts red. But Trump’s policies may drive them left.

In Tense Hearing, Texas Republicans Defend Redrawn Political Map

The legislative hearing was part of a rapidly moving redistricting process, pushed by President Trump, that could see the map ...

2don MSN

Texas map would add five safe Republican seats. What it means for the midterms.

The newly proposed Republican map, at President Donald Trump’s urging, would give the party a potential backstop for keeping ...

Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)1d

The Texas redistricting battle and its impact on next year’s midterms

Texas lawmakers are revisiting their congressional maps in a rare mid-decade review to redraw their lines in favor of ...

CNN data guru rips Dems over strategy in Texas: ‘They’re playing Little League!’

President Donald Trump urged Texas earlier this month to help the Republican Party by aiming to flip five seats in the Lone ...

AlterNet on MSN15hOpinion

'A gamble': How Texas GOP 'madness' is putting its own party at risk

Texas Republicans’ latest push to cement their dominance could work against them if Trump keeps turning off Texas voters, ...

Texas Republicans Unveil Gerrymandered House Map, Trying to Please Trump

The proposed map would give Republicans a chance to gain five U.S. House seats, including in Houston, Dallas and along the ...

Courthouse News Service5h

Texas map author says new districts favor Republicans

During an all-day hearing, members of the Texas House Congressional Redistricting Committee heard from Democrats representing ...

The Texas Tribune on MSN14h

Why the proposed Texas congressional map may not be a lock to net five new GOP seats

The new proposed lines would also prevent few, if any, opportunities for Democrats hoping that an aggressive gerrymander ...

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Texas House committee considers newly proposed congressional district map

The redrawn map shifts around voters in Austin, Houston, North Texas and the Rio Grande Valley in hopes of creating five more ...

Tony Evers, other Democratic governors call on states to 'respond in kind' to Trump's Texas redistricting push

Meeting in Wisconsin, Democratic governors across the country called on states to "respond in kind" to Trump's effort to ...

Firefighter union President Marty Lancton might run for Harris County judge as Republican, docs hint

Firefighter-turned-union-leader Patrick “Marty” Lancton appears to have his eyes set on Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo's ...

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