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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 and California legislatures prepare for redistricting faceoff
AUG 21 · Day 23
Texas House passes GOP redistricting plan
AUG 19 · Day 21
Texas Democrats return to state as GOP presses redistricting
AUG 17 · Day 19
Texas Democrats begin returning after fleeing state to block GOP 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 11 · Day 13
Texas House Democrats remain out of state amid redistricting showdown
AUG 10 · Day 12
Texas governor pledges continued redistricting fight
AUG 08 · Day 10
GOP Sen. Cornyn says FBI will help locate Texas Democratic lawmakers
AUG 06 · Day 8
Texas state lawmakers in Illinois evacuated from hotel after threat
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 proposal follows President Donald Trump's public pressing for a new map in Texas.
The proposed map would also target two already endangered Democrats representing South Texas districts that Trump carried in the 2024 election.
Under the new map, Trump would have carried 30 out of 38 seats in the 2024 election, none by single-digit margins.