Redistricting Texas 2025

The Texas Tribune · last updated August 8, 2025 – 7:00 AM

Texas House Democrats have fled the state in an attempt to prevent Republican state lawmakers from redrawing the state’s congressional districts. The GOP’s proposed maps could pad Republicans’ narrow majority in the U.S. House. The unusual mid-decade redistricting comes after a pressure campaign waged by Republican President Donald Trump’s political team. If Texas Republicans succeed, they could set off of a national redistricting battle.

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