AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Republicans ended a legislative session Friday without approving new congressional maps, but they were ready to begin another to satisfy President Donald Trump’s wishes for redistricting that bolsters their party ahead of the 2026 midterm elections as a multistate fight over control of Congress intensifies.

After Democrats thwarted Texas Republicans’ redistricting plan with their absence during a special session, Gov. Greg Abbott, a Trump ally, quickly called lawmakers back to begin a new session that would start at noon CDT.

Meanwhile, California Democrats plan to release a proposal for new maps aimed at countering any Republican gains in Texas.

The nation’s two most populous states have been at the forefront of a partisan battle that has reached into m

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