Texas Republicans revealed on July 30 a newly drawn map of congressional districts as they look to increase the number of seats the party has in Congress ahead of the 2026 midterms.
The new map includes five House seats for the GOP to win in 2026.
Texas GOP Reveals New Congressional Map Aimed at Picking Up 5 Seats
Critics say that the redistricting is a bad look for the GOP.
The Texas flag at a house next to the Guadalupe River in the aftermath of flash floods in Kerrville, Texas, on July 8, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times
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Jackson Richman is a Washington correspondent for The Epoch Times. In addition to Washington politics, he covers the intersection of politics and sports/sports and culture. He previously was a writer at Mediaite and Washington correspondent at Jewish News Syndicate. His writing has also appeared in The Washington Examiner. He is an alum of George Washington University.
