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Gov. Greg Abbott signs House Bill 4, creating a new congressional map for Texas to give Republicans more seats in Congress.

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

In Houston, the new map reshapes four currently Democrat-held districts.

Texas - Governor Greg Abbott has signed House Bill 4, which redraws congressional maps in the state of Texas, giving Republicans more seats in Congress.

Abbott posted a video on his X account of him actively signing the bill. "I'm about to sign the law that creates the One Big Beautiful Map that ensures fair representation in the United States Congress for Texans."

New Congressional map

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The new map increases the number of congression

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