The newly redrawn Congressional map is one step closer to becoming law.

A bill calling for the new map was sent to Gov. Greg Abbott's desk on Wednesday after it passed in the Texas Senate over the weekend.

Legal battles are already emerging. According to The Associated Press, the NAACP and the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law filed lawsuits in an attempt to overturn the map.

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“What the court system has to say about this is going to be interesting because this is new territory we are getting into both politically and legally,” UTRGV political science assistant professor Alvaro Corral said.

Under the new map, District 28 — which is currently held by Democratic Congressman Henry

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