In preparation for the 2026 midterm elections, Republicans aim to solidify control of the U.S. House by pursuing aggressive redistricting strategies in Texas. With only 220 House seats and the impending loss expected during midterms, they seek to gain additional seats through a rare mid-decade redistricting effort. Governor Greg Abbott revealed plans to reconfigure district lines, potentially adding five GOP seats despite national trends. The initiative targets vulnerable South Texas districts and aims to eliminate Democratic districts, influenced by previous support from the Trump administration.
The move to carve out more GOP seats in Texas was unveiled Wednesday by Gov. Greg Abbott, who included redistricting in a sweeping 18-item agenda for the Legislature's upcoming special session.
Republicans already hold 25 of Texas's 38 U.S. House seats, or 66 percent of them, which overrepresents their proportion of the statewide vote.
With a really aggressive partisan gerrymander, they see a path to picking up as many as five more seats in 2026 despite possible national headwinds.
They hope to nudge two marginal South Texas districts into the GOP column and dismantle as many as four urban Democratic-held districts.
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