The National Republican Congressional Committee on Thursday added three Texas districts to its list of targets for 2026, following changes to the state’s House map that make those seats much tougher for Democrats to hold.

The districts are the Houston-area 9th District; the 32nd District, which includes parts of Dallas; and the Austin-centered 35th District. Each is represented by a Democrat under its current lines.

The mid-decade redistricting , which the GOP-controlled Texas Legislature completed last month following pressure from President Donald Trump, has made these seats far more hospitable to the GOP.

Republicans view the districts – and the 26 other Democratic-held seats on their initial target list – as their best chance to grow their slender House majority.

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