Overview

• The Texas House Select Committee on Congressional Redistricting approved the draft map on a strict 12–6 party-line vote Saturday.
• The proposal redraws districts using 2024 presidential results to carve out five new seats that Trump would have won by at least 10 points.
• Author Rep. Todd Hunter openly acknowledged that the lines were drawn based on “political performance” to favor Republican candidates.
• Democrats contend the plan unlawfully weakens Black and Hispanic voting power and are preparing Section 2 Voting Rights Act lawsuits.
• As the map moves to a full House vote and then the Senate, some Democrats are weighing quorum-denial walkouts to stall its passage.