Texas House Passes New Congressional Map Favoring Republicans
The bill now heads back to the state Senate before it can make it to Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk.
State Rep. Matt Morgan (R-Texas) holds a map of the new proposed congressional districts in Texas, during a legislative session as Democratic lawmakers, who left the state to deny Republicans the opportunity to redraw the state's 38 congressional districts, begin returning to the Texas State Capitol in Austin, Texas, on Aug. 20, 2025. Sergio Flores/Reuters
The Texas House on Aug. 20 passed a newly drawn congressional map that would give Republicans five extra seats in the U.S. House.
The bill passed the state House in an 88–52 vote, following an earlier procedural vote that passed with the same tally. The votes followed several hours of debate.
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.
