Texas lawmakers advanced a redistricting map that would likely increase Republican U.S. House seats from 25 to about 30 and reduce Democratic seats from 12 to about eight. President Trump celebrated the map on Truth Social, calling it a "Big WIN" and predicting five additional GOP seats. Heavily outnumbered Texas House Democrats briefly denied a quorum by leaving the state, then returned for a special session and announced plans to challenge the plan in court. Supporters say the map improves Republican performance; opponents call it illegal and racially discriminatory. The Republican-controlled Texas Senate will next consider the proposal.
"Everything Passed, on our way to FIVE more Congressional seats and saving your Rights, your Freedoms, and your Country, itself," he said. "Texas never lets us down. Florida, Indiana, and others are looking to do the same thing."
"You want transparency? ... The underlying goal of this redistricting is to improve Republican political performance,"
"This is Texas, not Washington, D.C. The impulses of outside politicians and their billionaire backers shouldn't dictate what we do in this House,"
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