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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Sam Levine and Lauren Gambino

Democrats return to Texas as California kicks off push to pass new electoral map

a women holding a sign
Diana Castillo-Perez from San Antonio holds up a sign during the Fight the Trump Takeover rally at the Texas capitol in Austin on Saturday. Photograph: Aaron E Martinez/AP

Texas Democrats returned to their state on Monday as California lawmakers kicked off a rapid push for voters to approve a new congressional map that could add as many as five Democratic seats in the US House.

The Texas Democrats’ return ends a two-week walkout that stalled the Republican effort to redraw the state’s congressional districts to satisfy Donald Trump’s demands to reshape the US House map in his favor ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.

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