The Texas Senate is debating the controversial GOP redistricting bill that triggered a weekslong House standoff. The Republican-backed proposal, which passed the House in an 88-52 party-line vote on Wednesday, aims to redraw the state's congressional map and produce five new GOP-leaning districts.

The push to redraw congressional maps in Texas is shifting the dynamics of the state’s 2026 Senate campaign

The Texas Senate expected to vote Friday to send the GOP majority's gerrymander to the governor's desk for approval.

Texas Rep. Lloyd Doggett will no longer run for reelection to his seat if Republicans' redrawn House map isn't shot down in court.

According to a copy of the letter posted on X by state Rep. Venton Jones, D-Dallas, the total fine is $9,345.25. A spokesman for the House Democratic Caucus confirmed that all of the Democrats who remained absent received the letter.

Texas state Rep. Gene Wu joined a private strategy call on Thursday with Democratic leaders from other GOP-led states that might also redraw their maps.

Texas Democrats are preparing their final show of resistance against a mid-decade redraw of the state's congressional map

Democrats in the Texas House of Representatives returned to Austin on Aug. 18, 2025, but their protest of redistricting efforts continues.