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2026 Texas congressional redistricting
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25 DAYS
10 FACTS
13 EVENTS
1 SOURCES
FIRST ENTRY JUL 30
AUG 23 · Day 25
Texas GOP passes House redistricting map requested by Trump
AUG 21 · Day 23
Texas House passes GOP redistricting plan
AUG 19 · Day 21
Texas Democrats return to state as GOP presses redistricting
AUG 16 · Day 18
Texas rally against Republican congressional redistricting plan
AUG 15 · Day 17
Obama criticizes Texas redistricting as assault on democracy
AUG 10 · Day 12
Texas governor pledges continued redistricting fight
AUG 06 · Day 8
Texas redistricting battle escalates as Abbott asks court to remove Democratic lawmaker
JUL 30 · Day 1
Texas Republicans release congressional redistricting plan
The proposed map would give the GOP a path to pick up five seats in the 2026 midterm elections.
Democratic voters are packed into eight districts that Kamala Harris would have won by at least 15 percentage points each in the 2024 election, according to analysis from the nonpartisan Texas Legislative Council.
The proposal may still change before state lawmakers consider it further.