Abbott clears final redistricting hurdle
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After Texas and California, the legislative action in a nationwide redistricting battle is set to move to Missouri and three other Republican-led states.
California and Texas are redrawing U.S. House maps before the 2026 midterm elections, highlighting redistricting's impact on political power.
As California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom advocates for a redistricting vote, some are pointing out he previously condemned a special election as wasteful.
Texas lawmakers approved a new congressional map this week at the behest of President Donald Trump, seeking to preserve his Republican Party's slim majority in the U.S. House of Representatives in the November 2026 midterm elections.
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President Trump and his allies are charging ahead with plans to try to redraw the congressional map in red states beyond Texas.
Abortion rights groups are backing California Democrats in the escalating battle to redraw congressional maps, warning that Republicans are rigging seats on the heels of deeply unpopular cuts to
Charles Munger Jr., who backed the creation of an independent redistricting commission, donated $10 million to oppose California Democrats' effort to redraw congressional districts.
Texas Rep. Lloyd Doggett will no longer run for reelection to his seat if Republicans' redrawn House map isn't shot down in court.