Overview

• The July 30 proposal would shift Texas’s delegation from a 25–13 GOP majority to a projected 30–8 split by creating five new Republican-leaning districts
• Key changes slice and merge districts in Houston, Dallas–Fort Worth, Austin and the Rio Grande Valley, pairing Democratic incumbents such as Greg Casar and Lloyd Doggett
• Governor Greg Abbott’s special 30-day session opened July 21 and must conclude by August 19, with committee hearings and a full House vote pending
• Democrats threaten quorum-denying walkouts, file Voting Rights Act and Hatch Act challenges in federal court and spur blue-state leaders to draft their own maps
• Analysts warn the aggressive partisan lines may backfire by overpacking GOP voters and making some once-safe seats unexpectedly competitive