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AUSTIN - The Texas House will vote on new mid-decade redistricting maps on Wednesday after a two-week delay.

The Republican-led House is looking to create five additional GOP House seats ahead of next year's midterm election.

Redistricting is usually only done after the U.S. census every 10 years.

Republicans say the new districts were drawn to maximize partisan advantage.

Democrats oppose the new maps, saying they're based on racial discrimination.

The Senate has already passed the new Congressional maps.

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The newly proposed map increases the number of congressional districts that would have voted for Trump by at least 10 percentage points by five.

Republicans currently control 25 of the state's 38 Congressional districts.

The new map makes some big change

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