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California Strikes Back: Democrats Move to Neutralize Texas GOP’s Mid-Decade Map

California Democrats just threw a sharp elbow back at Texas Republicans—and at Donald Trump’s bare-knuckled redistricting playbook—by fast-tracking a plan to temporarily replace the state’s independent maps with a voter-approved, pro-democracy redraw aimed at flipping multiple U.S. House seats. If approved by Californians this fall, the shift could ripple all the way to Harris County, tilting the 2026 fight for the House and blunting the GOP’s mid-decade gerrymander in Texas.

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GOP takes aim at Democratic seat in Missouri as redistricting fights spread

With Texas Republicans nearing completion of a new congressional map that could yield their party five additional seats in the House, President Donald Trump is escalating his efforts to secure more GOP-friendly seats in other states.

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