Overview

• Texas senators passed the redistricting bill 18–11 along party lines after extended debate, sending it to Governor Greg Abbott for signature.
• The GOP maps are designed to net Republicans up to five additional U.S. House seats in 2026, advancing outside the usual post‑census cycle.
• California’s legislature approved, and Governor Gavin Newsom signed, an emergency package to put a new congressional map before voters on November 4, aiming to offset five seats.
• Texas Democrats tried to block the plan with a quorum walkout and a late filibuster attempt, but Republican procedural moves forced final votes.
• Civil‑rights groups and Democrats say the Texas map dilutes Hispanic and Black voting power, and similar partisan redraws are being weighed in states including Ohio, Florida, Maryland and Illinois.