The Texas House of Representatives has approved a sweeping new congressional map that would hand Republicans up to five additional U.S. House seats, locking in a commanding advantage for the GOP and sparking a fresh wave of redistricting warfare across the country.
On Wednesday, the lower chamber voted 88–52 along strict party lines to advance House Bill 4, a Republican-drafted proposal that redraws the state’s political lines in a way designed to cement GOP dominance for the next decade.
The Texas Senate, which passed a similar version of the bill earlier this week, is set to take up the House-passed plan Thursday evening. If the Senate approves without changes, the legislation could be on Abbott’s desk by week’s end.
The move, hailed by conservatives as a “big beautiful win,” comes after months of bitter partisan wrangling, quorum-busting tactics by Democrats, and threats of arrest by state leaders.
