Texas Republicans undertook the rare mid-decade redistricting at the behest of President Donald Trump. Democrats have accused them of a bid to unfairly rig the outcome of the 2026 midterm races.

Texas U.S. Congressman Chip Roy's decision to run for state attorney general has stirred the political landscape, drawing reactions from both parties.

Texas appears to have sparked a redistricting domino effect. Republicans in the Lone Star State forced through their gerrymandered maps Wednesday night by locking state representatives inside the Capitol until they voted on a chart that would carve out five new GOP-favorable districts and erase Democratic areas.

In a nationwide redistricting arms race, politicians are jockeying for control of the U.S. House of Representatives in 2026 by redrawing the districts where candidates run for office.

Democratic Rep. Lloyd Doggett, the longest serving member of Texas' congressional delegation, announced Thursday that he will retire instead of running for re-election if new congressional district boundaries aren't rejected in court,

It's all part of a cut-throat struggle to tilt the outcome of next year's US midterm elections before voters even cast a ballot.

By Joseph Ax and Brad Brooks (Reuters) -Texas legislators on Wednesday took up a new state congressional map intended to flip five Democratic-held U.S. House seats in next year's midterm elections, after dozens of Democratic lawmakers ended a two-week walkout that had temporarily blocked passage.

They already have more power than the vote totals justify,” Scudder said. “This isn’t about fairness — it’s about locking in control.”