Texas Republicans are on their way to enacting a new congressional district map ahead of the 2026 midterms that creates five new GOP seats: On Wednesday night, the Texas House approved a new set of district maps that strongly favor Republicans. The effort came at the insistence of an increasingly unpopular President Donald Trump, who pressured Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, to call a special session in order to eliminate Democratic seats in order to stop them from retaking the U.S. House next year.
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