Republican leaders in the Texas House have unveiled a draft congressional map for the ongoing special redistricting session, explicitly aiming to deliver up to five additional GOP seats, an outcome President Trump has publicly encouraged. Gov. Greg Abbott placed redistricting on the session’s agenda after Trump’s Department of Justice warned that portions of the current map may be unconstitutional. Still, House Republicans have acknowledged that partisan advantage is a central motive of this mid-decade redraw.
The draft is still subject to amendment during the special session, and it is unclear whether additional versions will emerge. The aggressive move in Texas has prompted talk among Democrats of counter-measures in states such as California and New York, though observers note that legal and constitutional constraints in those jurisdictions could complicate any parallel efforts. Read more at NPR.org, Houston Chronicle, Texas Tribune, and Politico.
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