congressional redistricting

Texas governor signs new voting maps pushed by Trump to gain five GOP seats in Congress in 2026

By Jim Vertuno, Andrew DeMillo, Associated Press

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday signed into law a new congressional voting map designed to help Republicans gain more seats in the 2026 midterm elections, delivering a win for President Donald Trump.

Texas Senate passes redrawn congressional map favoring GOP, sends to governor

By Jim Vertuno, Joey Cappelletti, Hallie Golden, Associated Press

President Donald Trump has pushed for the map to help the GOP maintain its slim majority in Congress in the 2026 midterm elections. It has five new districts that would favor Republicans.

WATCH: Texas Senate considers redistricting measure that will likely add five GOP seats

By David A. Lieb, Associated Press, Jesse Bedayn, Associated Press/ Report for America

Texas Republicans passed a map creating five new winnable seats for the GOP in that state's House of Representatives on Wednesday.

The other states threatening action as Texas and California’s redistricting feud intensifies

By Jesse Bedayn, Associated Press/ Report for America

A partisan move by Texas to redraw its congressional maps in the middle of the decade to secure five more GOP seats in the U.S. House set off a clamor to replicate the effort in red and blue states. Here is a rundown of…

WATCH: Newsom announces California is moving ahead on response to Texas redistricting

By Michael R. Blood, Trân Nguyễn, Associated Press

California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Thursday his state will hold a Nov. 4 special election to seek voter approval of new congressional map drawn to try to win Democrats five more U.S. House seats in 2026.

Texas Democrats set terms to end nearly 2-week walkout over GOP redistricting effort

By Nadia Lathan, Sophia Tareen, Associated Press

The Democrats announced they will return so long as Texas Republicans end a special session and California releases its own redrawn map proposal, both of which were expected to happen Friday.

‘Playing with fire’: Newsom urges Trump to abandon partisan redistricting fight

By Bill Barrow, Associated Press

Texas Republicans are trying to reconvene the state Legislature to vote on redrawing congressional maps in their party's favor.

WATCH: Texas Democrats delay redistricting vote by leaving the state

By Bill Barrow, Andrew DeMillo, Joey Cappelletti, Associated Press

The Republican-dominated House was unable to establish the quorum of lawmakers required to do business.

Texas governor threatens to remove Democrats who left state over Trump-backed redistricting

By Joey Cappelletti, Andrew DeMillo, Associated Press

The dramatic move Sunday could expose Democrats to fines and other penalties. Democrats have cast the decision to leave the state as a last-ditch effort to stop Republicans from pushing through a rare mid-decade redrawing of the congressional map.

Texas Democrats leave the state in effort block vote on redrawn House map backed by Trump

By Joey Cappelletti, Andrew DeMillo, Associated Press

The dramatic move could expose Democrats to fines and other penalties — with the state's attorney general having previously threatened to arrest them if they took such an action.