Overview

• Ballots for the Nov. 4 special election are in the mail as campaigns and advertising intensify around Proposition 50.
• A co/efficient survey of 1,000 likely voters reported 54% support and 36% opposition to the measure, with 10% undecided.
• Analysts estimate passage could net Democrats roughly four to five additional U.S. House seats, targeting districts including 1, 3, 22, 41 and 48.
• Supporters cast the plan as a response to Trump-backed mid‑decade remapping in Texas, while opponents call it a partisan power grab that undoes independent redistricting.
• Critics highlight an election cost near $300 million and warn the temporary maps, set to expire after the 2030 census, could create pressure to preserve short‑term advantages.