A bid to redraw the Texas map to give Republicans five more House seats is drawing threats of retaliation from Democrats other states
The escalating political fight over the Texas congressional map is spreading across other states across the country, triggering an unprecedented mid-decade redistricting arms race with the balance of power in Washington at stake.
At President Donald Trump’s urging, Texas Republicans have proposed new congressional districts aimed at flipping five Democrat-held US House seats in next year’s midterm elections, further skewing what is already considered a deeply partisan map in that state.
In response, Democratic governors elsewhere – most notably Gavin Newsom of California, the only state with more congressional districts than Texas – have threatened to retaliate by mounting their own redistricting efforts.
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