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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.
In response to the Texas Republican redistricting effort, California Democrats pushed their own map-redrawing plans forward. Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) declared a special election for this November, aiming for a new map to help Democrats pick up five more seats in the House.
U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Texas, who has represented Austin in Congress for 30 years, said Thursday he might not seek reelection in 2026 if the state’s newly approved redistricting map remains in place.