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Democratic members slammed the process, questioning why hearings were happening before maps were available for review.
As the Texas Legislature plans to redraw congressional maps, the governors of California and Illinois may devise new borders before the 2026 elections.
In a letter, the Texas Attorney General wrote 2021 district maps were race-blind. However, he supports a redraw for legal and political reasons.
An East Texas lawmaker with a role in congressional redistricting says committee members will hear concerns raised by the Department of Justice as they redraw the state’s congressional maps. State Rep.
"It's unfair': Texas redistricting hearings spark backlash as lawmakers proceed without showing maps
"It feels very underhanded and hidden," one person said. The people who represent you in Congress could change soon, but lawmakers haven't shown what new maps would look like.
As Texas moves forward with an off-cycle redistricting to shore up Republicans’ narrow House majority, Gov. Gavin Newsom is plotting a Democratic response in California. But the state’s independent redistricting commission is a major obstacle.
The Texas House Redistricting Committee held a public hearing in Arlington on Jan. 22, 2020, to see what people want to see on the new maps that will be drawn in 2021. It’s 2025, and Texas is redrawing its congressional districts.
The catastrophic floods in the Texas Hill Country and a partisan redrawing of U.S. House maps, aimed at giving Republicans more winnable seats in the 2026 elections, are two major issues in a 30-day special session that is already off to a combative start.