Texas House prepares to vote on Trump's redistricting plan
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The Texas Tribune on MSNTexas House to take up GOP congressional map delayed by Democrats’ walkout
Republican lawmakers are pursuing the unusual mid-decade redistricting plan amid pressure from President Donald Trump to protect the GOP’s slim majority in the U.S. House.
The gambit has triggered a national redistricting war, with governors of both parties threatening to initiate similar efforts in other states.
The Republican-controlled Texas legislature is expected to pass a new congressional map creating five new winnable seats for the GOP at the behest of President Donald Trump.
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The Texas Tribune on MSNTexas House, Senate panels again advance redrawn congressional map
A second special session that has made approving the map a priority started Friday, shortly after the first one ended.
The Texas State Capitol was cleared of visitors Tuesday evening and closed to the public after a social media threat, the Texas Department of Public Safety said.
The League of United Latin American Citizens and other groups are asking a judge to consider blocking the new congressional maps pushed by Republicans.