Overview

• The Senate passed HB4 on an 18–11 party-line vote after Republicans blocked a planned filibuster, following the House’s 88–52 approval earlier in the week.
• The new map is drawn to create as many as five additional Republican-leaning U.S. House seats for 2026, shifting key urban and South Texas districts.
• Gov. Greg Abbott said he will swiftly sign the bill, and President Donald Trump praised the passage after urging the mid-decade redraw.
• Democrats plan immediate Voting Rights Act challenges, while sponsor Phil King said he reviewed no racial data and sought to improve GOP political performance.
• The clash has expanded nationally as California advanced a Nov. 4 ballot measure for a voter-approved countermap intended to net Democrats up to five seats.