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Saturday, August 23, 2025
Texas adopts new electoral map aimed at keeping Trump’s grip on Congress
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WASHINGTON — Texas legislators approve a new electoral map aimed at carving out five new Republican-leaning seats in the state to help the party retain control of Congress in next year’s midterm elections.
The senators vote along party lines to pass the map 18-11 shortly after midnight, following more than eight hours of debate.
Democratic Senator Carol Alvarado’s plans to filibuster the map as a final protest were thwarted when Republicans used a rare procedural motion to halt debate, end the filibuster, and proceed directly to the final vote.
It now heads to the governor’s office for final approval.
US President Donald Trump had pressured Republican-run Texas to create the new map to help prevent Democratic opponents from taking over the House of Representatives in 2026, halfway through his term.
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