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The weekslong fight over Texas’ congressional map could come to a head Wednesday, as representatives from the Lone Star State are set to vote on the changes. NewsNation’s Xavier Walton has the latest on “Morning in America.
Texas' Republican-led legislature is expected to approve new congressional maps that add five new House seats that the GOP could win
Texas Democrats end walkout as GOP-controlled legislature prepares to vote on redistricting maps that could flip five congressional seats to Republicans
The effort is intended to help the G.O.P. win five more U.S. House seats in the midterm elections. Other states, red and blue, are likely to redraw their own maps.
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Raw Story on MSN'Not based on law': Texas GOP's 'critical' admission about redistricting stuns expert
An elections expert said on Sunday that the Texas Republican Party made a "critical" admission about their redistricting efforts, which could cause their efforts to backfire. For the last month, the Texas GOP has tried to pass a new election map that would eliminate five Democrat-controlled seats.
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.