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Texas Gov. Abbott signs new Republican-friendly US House map |
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By Arlette Saenz, CNN |
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2:46 PM EDT, Fri August 29, 2025 |
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday signed a Republican-friendly |
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redistricting bill approved by the state legislature, finalizing a new |
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congressional map pushed by President Donald Trump ahead of the 2026 |
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midterm elections. |
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“Today, I signed the One Big Beautiful Map into law,” the governor |
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wrote on X. “This map ensures fairer representation in Congress. |
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Texas will be more RED in Congress.” |
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The social media includes a video of Abbott signing the bill with a |
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black Sharpie. |
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The bill signing caps off a weekslong push to enact the new |
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congressional map, which Republicans hope could net them five |
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additional seats in the US House. |
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Texas Democrats – who left the state to initially deny the state |
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House a quorum – returned after appearing with leaders of |
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Democratic-run states to push for redistricting efforts to |
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counterbalance the Texas map. |
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The California legislature advanced a plan to set aside maps drawn by a |
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nonpartisan commission to create five more Democratic-friendly seats. |
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Voters in California will decide in a November referendum whether to |
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approve that plan. |
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Meanwhile, Texas Democrats are trying to fight the map in the courts. |
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Several lawsuits have already been filed, and a three-judge panel in a |
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US District court in El Paso set a preliminary injunction hearing for |
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October 1-10. |
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