The Republican-led Texas Legislature moved forward Wednesday on a congressional redistricting plan intended to target Democrat-held seats, a mid-decade partisan gerrymandering push ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.

The Texas House of Representatives voted 88-52 to advance the plan, sending it to the Texas state Senate, where it is expected to pass as soon as Thursday evening.

President Donald Trump spurred the changes to buoy his party’s prospects of maintaining control of Congress in next year’s midterm elections. California is among Democrat-controlled states where leaders have considered whether to retaliate with their own redistricting push.

Control of the U.S. House hinges on fewer than a half-dozen seats. The Lone Star State’s House delegation currently comprises 25 Republica

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