The Texas House of Representatives’ effort to approve a mid-census congressional redistricting map cleared an important hurdle with the passage of the bill’s initial reading on Wednesday afternoon. The resolution was approved along party lines after a five-hour debate. Final passage by the House is expected later on Wednesday.

UPDATE: 8-20-25 7:30 p.m.: The Texas House voted Wednesday night for final passage of what Governor Greg Abbott called “One Big Beautiful Map.” The eyes of Texas now shift to the Texas Senate who passed the map out of committee earlier this week. The Senate is expected to pass the measure and send it to Governor Abbot for his signature.

ORIGINAL STORY FOLLOWS:

The Texas House, by a party-line vote of 88-52, passed the initial reading of a measure to realign the

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