Overview

• The Texas Senate granted final approval early Saturday to House Bill 4, advancing a mid-decade congressional redraw to Gov. Greg Abbott, who is expected to sign it.
• Republicans say the plan targets political performance and could yield as many as five additional GOP-leaning U.S. House seats in 2026, with sponsor Phil King stating he did not review racial data.
• Democrats and civil-rights advocates contend the lines dilute Black and Hispanic voting power and are preparing Voting Rights Act lawsuits to try to block the map.
• The monthlong fight featured an 88–52 party-line House passage, a two-week Democratic walkout to break quorum, and a planned Carol Alvarado filibuster that did not proceed after a recess and a rules complaint.
• California Democrats approved and the governor signed a measure to place a new congressional map on the November ballot designed to add up to five Democratic seats, signaling a broader interstate redistricting clash also eyed in Ohio, Missouri, Florida and Indiana.