Updated July 30, 2025 at 1:43 PM PDT

Republicans in the Texas House of Representatives on Wednesday released a proposed new redistricting map that seeks to fulfill President Trump's desire to add up to five additional Republican congressional seats in the state.

The shuffling of voters into new districts — in Texas and elsewhere — could play a key role in determining which party controls the U.S. House after next year's midterms. Currently, Republicans have a seven-seat advantage in the chamber, with four vacancies, and the president's party typically loses ground in midterm elections.

Earlier this month, Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, a Trump ally, added redistricting to the agenda for a special legislative session, citing concerns raised by Trump's Department of Justice th

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