Overview

• Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed a law redrawing the state’s congressional districts outside the usual census cycle, declaring on X that “Texas is now deep red in the U.S. Congress.”
• Republican leaders say the Texas map could yield as many as five additional House seats in 2026 in a state that currently sends 38 members to the chamber.
• California advanced a Democratic counter‑plan that now goes to voters in November, with supporters saying it could net their party roughly five seats if approved.
• Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe called a special legislative session beginning Wednesday to consider a new map and proposed tightening rules for citizen initiatives, releasing a draft that would extend Rep. Emanuel Cleaver’s district into more rural areas.
• Texas Democrats attempted procedural maneuvers to block the bill but failed as the measure cleared both chambers and was signed into law.