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Texas lawmakers give final approval to redrawn congressional map favoring GOP

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AUSTIN, Texas -- The Texas Senate gave final approval to a new, Republican-leaning congressional voting map early Saturday, sending it to Gov. Greg Abbott for his signature. President Donald Trump has pushed for the map to help the GOP maintain its slim majority in Congress in the 2026 midterm elect…

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  1. Texas House approves new maps for Congress requested by President Trump

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  2. Texas nears final vote on new congressional maps as redistricting race escalates

    Headline from WMUR ·

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    Texas lawmakers give final approval to redrawn congressional map favoring GOP

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  1. Marshall News Messenger

    Texas House, Senate panels again advance redrawn congressional map (opens Marshall News Messenger)

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    Marshall News Messenger's feed description

    A Texas House committee again approved a new congressional map Monday, aiming to create five new Republican districts ahead of the 2026 election. The proposed map is substantively similar to the version advanced by the same panel earlier this month, before dozens of House Democrats left the state to…

  2. NBC Chicago

    Texas House approves new maps for Congress requested by President Trump (opens NBC Chicago)

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    NBC Chicago's feed description

    Texas House vote approves GOP-favored maps, impacting voters statewide.

  3. ABC 7 San Francisco

    Texas House approves new congressional map that favors Republicans in 2026 midterms (opens ABC 7 San Francisco)

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    ABC 7 San Francisco's feed description

    The Texas House of Representatives passed a redrawn congressional map that creates up to five new winnable GOP seats in Congress.

  4. Boston

    Texas' Republican-controlled House approves new maps to create more winnable GOP congressional seats (opens Boston)

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    Boston's feed description

    The Texas House on Wednesday approved redrawn congressional maps that would give Republicans a bigger edge in 2026.

  5. New Hampshire Union Leader

    Texas Republicans approve Trump-backed congressional map to protect party’s majority - Hawaii Tribune-Herald (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

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    New Hampshire Union Leader's feed description

    Texas legislators on Wednesday passed a new state congressional map drawn at the behest of President Donald Trump to flip five Democratic-held U.S. House seats in next year

  6. Herald Bulletin

    Texas House approves redrawn maps sought by Trump ahead of 2026 elections (opens Herald Bulletin)

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    Herald Bulletin's feed description

    Texas’ House of Representatives is approving a new map that creates up to five new, winnable congressional seats for the GOP. The map passed Wednesday after a push by President

  7. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Texas GOP approves Trump-backed congressional map to protect party's majority | Honolulu Star-Advertiser (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    Honolulu Star-Advertiser's feed description

    Texas lawmakers on Wednesday passed a new congressional district map intended to flip five Democratic-held U.S. House seats to Republican control in next year's midterm elections, a key step in an increasingly acrimonious partisan battle as California Democrats lined up their own redistricting effor…

  8. Al Jazeera

    Texas Republicans approve controversial Trump-backed congressional map (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Vote was held after Democrats returned from two-week walkout to block passage.

  9. Salon

    Texas House passes Trump-approved, gerrymandered congressional maps (opens Salon)

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    Salon's feed description

    The mid-decade redistricting effort got over its first hurdle on Wednesday.

  10. Tyler Morning Telegraph

    Texas House approves GOP congressional map after two-week delay from Democrats’ walkout - Tyler Morning Telegraph (opens Tyler Morning Telegraph)

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    Tyler Morning Telegraph's feed description

    ​The Republican-led Texas House on Wednesday gave preliminary approval to a new congressional map crafted to hand five additional U.S. House seats to the GOP over fierce opposition from Democrats, who cast the plan as a racially discriminatory attempt by President Donald Trump to stack the deck in n…

  11. KVIA El Paso

    Texas House approves GOP congressional map after two-week delay from Democrats’ walkout (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    KVIA El Paso's feed description

    By Kayla Guo and Alejandro Serrano, The Texas Tribune Aug. 20, 2025 "Texas House approves GOP congressional map after two-week delay from Democrats’ walkout" was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about publ…

  12. CNN

    Texas nears final vote on new congressional maps as partisan redistricting race escalates (opens CNN)

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    The Texas Senate could vote Friday to approve new congressional maps drawn to help Republicans win as many as five more House seats in next year’s midterm elections.

  13. WMUR

    Texas nears final vote on new congressional maps as redistricting race escalates (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    The Texas Senate could vote Friday to approve new congressional maps drawn to help Republicans win as many as five more House seats in next year’s midterm elections.

  14. Kokomo Tribune

    Texas Legislature gives final approval to redrawn congressional map favoring GOP, sends to governor (opens Kokomo Tribune)

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    Kokomo Tribune's feed description

    Texas Legislature gives final approval to redrawn congressional map favoring GOP, sends to governor.

  15. Al Jazeera

    Texas Senate approves redrawn congressional map favouring Republicans (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Governor Greg Abbott is expected to quickly sign it into law, though Democrats have vowed to challenge it in court.

  16. KVIA El Paso

    Texas lawmakers give final approval to redrawn congressional map favoring GOP (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    KVIA El Paso's feed description

    AUSTIN, Texas -- The Texas Senate gave final approval to a new, Republican-leaning congressional voting map early Saturday, sending it to Gov. Greg Abbott for his signature. President Donald Trump has pushed for the map to help the GOP maintain its slim majority in Congress in the 2026 midterm elect…

  17. NBC New York

    Texas Senate passes new Republican-drawn congressional map (opens NBC New York)

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    NBC New York's feed description

    The vote clears the way for Gov. Greg Abbott to sign the map into law and sets up a path for Republicans to gain up to 5 additional seats in the House.

  18. ABC 11 Raleigh

    Texas lawmakers give final approval to redrawn congressional map favoring GOP, send to governor (opens ABC 11 Raleigh)

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    ABC 11 Raleigh's feed description

    Texas Senate redistricting news: The state Senate gave final approval to a GOP-leaning congressional voting map, sending it to Gov. Greg Abbott.

  19. KVIA El Paso

    Texas Senate approves GOP congressional map, sending plan to Abbott's desk (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    KVIA El Paso's feed description

    AUSTIN, Texas (KVIA) - The Texas Senate early Saturday morning approved a new congressional map gerrymandered to maximize Republican representation, sending the plan to the governor’s desk after weeks of intense partisan clashing.

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  21. Forbes

    Texas Senate Passes New Congressional Map (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    Texas Republicans passed the map early on Saturday morning after a failed filibuster attempt from Democrats.

  22. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Texas Gov. Abbott says he'll swiftly sign new maps on his desk that will boost GOP in 2026 (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Saturday promised to quickly sign off on a new, Republican-leaning congressional voting map gerrymandered to help the GOP maintain its slim majority in Congress.

  23. The Boston Globe

    Texas Governor Abbott says he’ll sign new redistricting maps that will boost (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    Texas lawmakers approved the redistricting plan early Saturday, inflaming a battle among states as governors from both parties pledge to redraw maps.

  24. Los Angeles Times

    Texas Gov. Abbott says he'll swiftly sign redistricting maps after lawmakers approve them (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has promised to sign a new congressional voting map gerrymandered to help Republicans maintain their slim majority in Congress.

  25. Fox7 Austin

    Texas Senate sends redrawn congressional maps to Gov. Abbott's desk (opens Fox7 Austin)

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    Fox7 Austin's feed description

    The Texas Senate approved a new congressional map early Saturday morning after an attempt to filibuster the bill by Democrats was countered by Republicans.

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