Texas, California and redistricting plan
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California begins its plan to add more Democrats to Congress. The California legislature will consider three bills that will allow a special election.
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.
California lawmakers passed a legislative package Thursday advancing a partisan redistricting plan aimed at winning Democrats five more U.S. House seats in the 2026 elections.
Republicans in the Texas Senate approved a map backed by President Donald Trump that would give the GOP up to five more U.S. House seats in the midterms.