A Texas House panel on Saturday advanced a draft congressional map aimed at adding five new Republican districts next year over protests from Democrats that the proposal would suppress the votes of people of color.

A Texas House committee has advanced a new congressional map that is designed to increase the GOP majority ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. The newly drawn map, which would create 30 Republican congressional seats compared to eight Democratic districts,

A Texas House panel on Saturday advanced a new congressional map as state Republicans power ahead with a strategy backed by President Donald Trump to hold on to the House majority in the 2026 midterms.