Gerrymandering wars: The nation is engaged in a gerrymandering arms race to determine which political party will most effectively redraw their district maps to consolidate crucial seats in the House of Representatives, and New York is right in the thick of it.

The rare mid-decade redistricting began in Texas, where Republican Gov. Greg Abbott bowed to pressure from the Trump administration and called a special legislative session to vote on a revised map that would likely secure an additional five GOP seats in the 2026 midterm elections. The move immediately set off an uproar from Democratic lawmakers around the country, with dozens of members of the Texas House of Representatives fleeing the state to deny their Republican colleagues a quorum.

A number of these congresspeople have land

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