Overview

• State lawmakers introduced the redistricting proposal in a special 30-day session called by Gov. Greg Abbott.
• The draft map from Rep. Todd Hunter shifts Texas’s delegation from 25-13 to 30-8 in favor of Republicans.
• Public hearings begin Friday as Democrats consider fleeing the Capitol to deny the Legislature a quorum.
• The U.S. Justice Department’s July letter on racial gerrymanders prompted Abbott to include redistricting on the session agenda.
• Governors in California and New York have pledged legal challenges or their own redraws to counter Texas’s effort.