Overview

• The Senate approved the GOP-drawn map 18-11 on a party-line vote and forwarded it to Gov. Greg Abbott, who is expected to sign it quickly.
• Republicans designed the mid-decade redraw to net as many as five additional U.S. House seats, shifting several urban districts to the GOP.
• Sen. Carol Alvarado’s planned filibuster was cut off by a procedural move, clearing the way for the final vote after hours of debate.
• Texas Democrats and civil-rights groups say the lines dilute Black and Hispanic voting power and intend to challenge the map in court.
• California advanced a countermeasure to create up to five Democratic-leaning seats, but its plan requires voter approval in a Nov. 4 special election.