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More than 50 Texas House Democrats have fled the state to try to stop Republican state lawmakers from redrawing congressional districts maps that could help the GOP flip five Democratic seats during the 2026 midterm elections.

Republican lawmakers have said that redrawing boundaries will allow GOP candidates to pick up as many as five seats, but that it does not guarantee them

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