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Despite risks, Texas Republicans launch Trump-backed effort to redraw congressional lines

Texas Republicans on Monday launched a high-risk, high-reward redrawing of the state's 38 congressional districts, a move championed by President Donald Trump to protect the party's narrow U.S. House majority in next year's midterm elections.

· 18h · on MSN

Texas Republicans aim to redraw House districts at Trump’s urging, but there’s a risk

The Texas Tribune on MSN · 5h

Texas Republicans, including Gov. Abbott, were reluctant to redraw the state’s congressional maps. Then Trump got involved.

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Trump administration releases records on FBI’s surveillance of Martin Luther King Jr.

The Trump administration has released records of the FBI’s surveillance of Martin Luther King Jr., despite opposition from the slain Nobel laureate’s family and the civil rights group that he led unt...

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Texas GOP lawmakers lead summer sprint to redraw US House maps and address deadly floods

Boise State Public Radio · 1d

Texas Republicans want to redraw congressional districts in special session

Texas, Democrats

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· 5h · on MSN

5 things to know about the Texas special session on redistricting

While redistricting generally only happens every decade after the results of the decennial census, Texas Republicans have often used middecade restricting to cement their power.

· 6h · on MSN

These Democrats could be targeted in the GOP's Texas redistricting push

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Texas Republicans Look to Jam Democrats With Vote on Redistricting

Texas Democrats vow to use delay tactics to drag out GOP redistricting effort

With few options to prevent the Republican majority from passing a new congressional map, Democrats threatened to filibuster and even break quorum.

6hon MSNOpinion

Texas Republicans plan to rig elections with political maps. How Democrats are fighting back.

Republicans hold 25 out of 38 congressional seats, or 65% of the delegation. Trump only won 56% of the vote in the 2024 election, while former Vice President Kamala Harris won 42%. The state's delegation is 65.8% white, while Texas’ population is less than 40% white.

4don MSN

Cook Political Report moves Texas Senate race to ‘likely Republican’

The nonpartisan Cook Political Report changed its rating of the 2026 Texas Senate race from “solid Republican” to “likely Republican” this week as the contentious GOP primary between incumbent Sen. John Cornyn and state Attorney General Ken Paxton rages on.