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House Bill 4 advances after a partisan vote. The full Senate is expected to take up the controversial redistricting measure on Friday.
States launch aggressive redistricting efforts, with Republicans eyeing nine new seats and Democrats pursuing eight, reshaping the 2026 midterms.
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.
California's Democratic leaders are now moving forward with an effort to change Congressional district maps so that they heavily favor Democrats, regardless of what Texas or other Republican states do.
SACRAMENTO, California — The California Legislature voted on Thursday to ask the state’s voters to gerrymander their congressional districts, aiming to flip five GOP-held House seats and offset Texas Republicans’ redistricting drive.
Texas Republicans mandated that Democratic lawmakers not be allowed to leave the state house without a permission slip and a police escort.
The redistricting fight heats up in Texas House as lawmakers prepare to vote on new mid-decade redistricting maps while Democratic activists voice their disapproval.