Texas Redistricting Sparks Political Battle Between GOP and Democrats
TL;DR
Texas Republicans are redrawing the state's congressional map primarily to benefit GOP candidates, increasing the number of districts favoring Trump by at least 10 points and aiming to boost Republican control from 66% to 79% of House seats, while denying claims of racial gerrymandering and emphasizing political performance as the basis for district boundaries.
- Texas is redrawing congressional map for GOP gains, House Republicans acknowledge The Texas Tribune
- In Tense Hearing, Texas Republicans Defend Redrawn Political Map The New York Times
- No, both sides don’t gerrymander the same CNN
- Scoop: House Democrats try to stop a "nasty" internal battle in Texas after redistricting Axios
- Democrats blast GOP-proposed Texas congressional maps in redistricting showdown ABC News
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