" Texas House Republicans unveil new congressional map that looks to pick up five GOP seats " was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization.

Texas GOP lawmakers released their first draft of the state’s new congressional map Wednesday, proposing revamped district lines that attempt to flip five Democratic seats in next year’s midterm elections.

The new map targets Democratic U.S. House members in the Austin, Dallas and Houston metro areas and in South Texas. The draft, unveiled by state Rep. Todd Hunter , R-Corpus Christi, will likely change before the final map is approved by both chambers and signed by Gov. Greg Abbott . Democrats have said they might try to thwart the process by fleeing the state .

This unusual mid-decade redistricting

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