The Texas Senate Committee on Redistricting voted Thursday to advance House Bill 4 to the full Senate with a favorable recommendation, setting up a likely vote on Friday.

The controversial Republican-backed proposal, which passed the House in an 88-52 party-line vote on Wednesday, aims to redraw the state's congressional map and produce five new GOP-leaning districts.

Once approved by the Republican majority in the full Senate, the bill will head to Gov. Greg Abbott's desk for signature.

Committee vote falls along party lines

The Senate committee approved the new maps by a 5-3 vote Thursday morning, with one member absent. The vote fell along party lines.

Democrats have vowed to challenge the legality of the new map in court, arguing it undermines fair representation and dil

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