Congressional Redistricting

His announcement comes after fellow Democrat Lloyd Doggett said he would not run for reelection if the redrawn map is upheld, avoiding a showdown over the new District 37 seat.

The Texas Senate voted to approve a controversial, mid-decade redistricting bill that redraws the state’s congressional map in Republican’s favor. The new districts could give the GOP as many as five more seats in Congress after the 2026 midterm elections.

After protests, a two-week quorum break and out-of-state pressure, the Texas House passed a new map for the state’s congressional districts on Wednesday. The bill now proceeds to the Texas Senate, which is weighing a slightly different redistricting map.

Texas House Democrats returned to Austin on Monday, restoring the chamber's quorum. With their return, the Republican-controlled Texas Legislature will likely move quickly to pass a new map of the state’s congressional districts.

About 5,000 people gathered at the Capitol on Saturday to protest President Trump and the Texas Legislature’s plan to redraw the state’s congressional districts to give Republicans more seats in the U.S. House.

House Democrats seem set on remaining out of state as long as it takes to block a new Republican-backed congressional map. What does that mean for business at the Capitol?

The Texas Senate’s packed floor session Tuesday wasn’t without its own political drama. Early on, nine of the chamber’s Democrats walked out to protest the redistricting plan that prompted the House quorum break.

It’s now week two of a quorum break by more than 50 Texas House Democrats who left the state to block a new, Republican-backed congressional district map. A lot has happened so far — from court filings to threats from top Texas officials to law enforcement showing up at Democrats’ homes.

Gov. Greg Abbott filed an emergency petition with the Supreme Court of Texas to remove state Rep. Gene Wu from office.

Early reports indicate that some of the Democrats have fled to Chicago, others to Albany and Boston — all to cities in Democrat-led states.