Republican lawmakers are poised to push the map through over fierce Democratic opposition, positioning the GOP to net up to five additional seats in Texas.

California and Texas, the country's two most populous states, are getting closer to redrawing their congressional districts in a political fight sparked by President Trump.

The vote overcame weeks of protests from House Democrats who fled the state to stall a vote on the mid-cycle redistricting.

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

The national tit-for-tat redistricting battle entered its next phase Thursday as California Democrats launched their final legislative push to redraw their congressional map to add up to five winnable seats for their party,

If everything goes Democrats’ way, Trump’s demands for five seats in Texas to mitigate losses elsewhere may not materialize.

The Texas House of Representatives has approved a new congressional district map with a vote of 88-52. The map is designed to give Republicans five new seats in Congress and has been criticized by Democrats as an attempt to "steal" seats. The bill now moves to the Texas Senate, where it is expected to pass and be signed by Governor Abbott.

Michigan has independent redistricting and a divided state government that pretty much take it out of the fight over congressional maps before 2026.