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Texas Republicans Advance Map That Reignited US Redistricting Wars

More than 50 Texas Democratic lawmakers fled to multiple Democratic states in an effort to block the passage of the proposed blueprint during a special legislative session (Credit: AFP)

The Texas legislature's lower chamber passed a contentious new electoral map on Wednesday that aims to help Donald Trump's Republican Party retain its razor-thin US House majority in the 2026 midterm elections.

The vote had been delayed by two weeks after Democratic legislators fled the southern state to halt the aggressive redistricting drive, which carves out five new Republican-friendly districts.

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