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Texas Republicans, including Gov. Abbott, were reluctant to redraw the state’s congressional maps. Then Trump got involved.

Before he called lawmakers back to Austin to redraw Texas’ congressional maps, Gov. Greg Abbott was initially resistant to the plan pushed by President Donald Trump’s political team to pick up new GOP ...

Florida congressional districts that eliminated a majority-Black seat upheld by state Supreme Court

Florida’s Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the state’s current congressional redistricting map, rejecting a challenge over the elimination of a majority-Black district in north Florida ...

Texas Republicans aim to redraw House districts at Trump’s urging, but there’s a risk

U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, a Texas Democrat who represents a slice of the Rio Grande Valley along the border with Mexico, ...

Push to redraw districts to boost midterm chances carries risks for both parties

Democrats and Republicans are considering an aggressive strategy to gain an advantage in next year’s midterm elections that will decide the balance of power.

Texas GOP lawmakers lead summer sprint to redraw US House maps and address deadly floods

Texas Democrats are considering their options to block a Republican-led effort to redraw the state's congressional maps ...