AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas House on Wednesday approved redrawn congressional maps that would give Republicans a bigger edge in 2026, muscling through a partisan gerrymander that launched weeks of ...

The move dealt a blow to efforts by Texas Republicans and President Trump to flip Democratic seats in the state. Texas quickly filed a notice of appeal to the Supreme Court. By Nick Corasaniti and J.

Texas Republicans passed a new state congressional map intended to flip five Democratic-held U.S. House seats up for grabs in the 2026 elections after dozens of Democratic lawmakers ended a two-week ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. U.S. Congressman Joaquin Castro, right, speaks to protesters gather in the rotunda outside the House Chamber at the Texas Capitol ...

The Texas House on Wednesday approved redrawn congressional maps that would give Republicans a bigger edge in 2026, muscling through a partisan gerrymander that launched weeks of protests by Democrats ...

Empty chairs and desks in the House Chamber at the Texas State Capitol in Austin, Texas, US, on Monday, Aug. 18, 2025. I represent the people of El Paso, Texas in the state legislature, a west Texas ...

Supreme Court Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. temporarily cleared the way Friday for a new Texas congressional map that would give Republicans an edge in winning five additional House seats. The brief ...

The Texas Senate could soon vote to approve new congressional maps drawn to help Republicans win as many as five more House seats in next year’s midterm elections. The chamber voted to advance the ...

Washington — The Supreme Court on Thursday restored for now Texas' newly redrawn congressional map that could give Republicans five additional House seats, after a lower court found that some of the ...

Texas Sen. Carol Alvarado, D-Houston, right, huddles with other democrat senators and staff members to fight against a bill on a redrawn U.S. congressional map during a special session in the Senate ...