Texas approved a new congressional map this summer after Trump urged state GOP lawmakers to craft new House district lines to help Republicans hold onto their majority in the 2026 midterms.

AU.S. Supreme Court decisionon Thursday allows Texas' mid-decade congressional redistricting map, which was adopted this summer, to be used for the 2026 midterm elections. But it does not necessarily ...

Texas House lawmakers approved a new gerrymandered map Wednesday that would likely give Republicans five additional congressional seats, at President Donald Trump’s urging, overcoming a protest by ...

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has quickly appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court a ruling that the redistricting passed by lawmakers at the urging of President Trump was based on racial gerrymandering. "Any ...

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President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he is pushing Texas Republicans to redraw the state's congressional maps to create more House seats favorable to his party, part of a broader effort to help ...

The Texas Senate could soon vote to approve new congressional maps drawn to help Republicans win as many as five more House seats in next year’s midterm elections. The chamber voted to advance the ...

Voters will decide if they want to adopt the new maps in California in November. California's state legislature on Thursday passed the bills that comprise the state's plan to put new congressional ...

The U.S. Supreme Court is allowing Texas to move forward with its new congressional map while a larger legal battle continues.

Thousands gather for the Fight The Trump Takeover Rally, protesting President Trump and Gov. Abbott's proposed redistricting at the Texas Capitol in Austin on Saturday, Aug. 26, 2025. Texas Gov. Greg ...