{"id":2476953,"date":"2025-08-20T19:50:02","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T23:50:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-house-passes-gop-maps-in-redistricting-fight-with-democrats\/"},"modified":"2025-08-20T19:52:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T23:52:08","slug":"texas-house-passes-gop-maps-in-redistricting-fight-with-democrats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-house-passes-gop-maps-in-redistricting-fight-with-democrats\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas House passes GOP maps in redistricting fight with Democrats"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftexas-house-passes-gop-maps-in-redistricting-fight-with-democrats%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2476953&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Texas House of Representatives, controlled by Republicans, has passed new congressional redistricting maps aimed at creating five additional GOP districts to strengthen the party&#8217;s position for the 2026 midterm elections. The legislation moved forward with a vote of 88-52 and now proceeds to the state Senate, which is also expected to approve the plan. These new maps have sparked important controversy, with Democrats accusing Republicans of voter disenfranchisement and manipulation to retain thier narrow majority in the U.S. House. In protest, many Texas Democrats fled the state to delay the legislative process, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >prompting symbolic arrest warrants<\/a> and calls for their return under escort.The redistricting battle in Texas is part of a broader national conflict over electoral maps, with opposing efforts underway in states like California to counterbalance the GOP gains. Republicans argue that Texas law permits mid-decade redistricting, unlike states with self<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/redistricting-war-divides-republicans-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"... war divides ... - Washington Examiner\">-reliant redistricting commissions<\/a>. The legislative session continues amid tense negotiations and political maneuvers. <br \/> <!DOCTYPE html><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div id=\"ld-4686-3758\"><\/div>\n<p><script>(function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:14832835450050406,size:[0, 0],id:\"ld-4686-3758\"});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src=\"https:\/\/cdn2.decide.dev\/_js\/ajs.js\";j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,\"script\",\"ld-ajs\");<\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Texas House passes GOP maps in redistricting fight with Democrats<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2208658\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>A Republican bid to approve new congressional maps in <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/texas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Texas<\/a> cleared a major hurdle as the state House of Representatives passed the legislation on Wednesday evening.<\/p>\n<p>The new maps, which would create five new <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republicans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">GOP<\/a> districts to &ldquo;enhance&rdquo; Republican performance in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2026-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2026 midterm<\/a> elections, advanced 88-52 in a procedural vote, with the same margin for final passage shortly thereafter. 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The upper chamber&rsquo;s redistricting committee voted 6-3 to advance its version of the legislation on Sunday.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Texas GOP&rsquo;s effort has launched a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-house-advances-gop-maps-in-redistricting-fight-with-democrats\/\" title=\"... advances GOP ... in ... fight with ...\">national redistricting war<\/a>, with California preparing for a Nov. 4 special election that would allow Democrats to redraw the state&rsquo;s maps to offset the new GOP seats created in Texas.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Democrats have accused Republicans of disenfranchising voters and rigging the districts because they are afraid they will not keep the majority in the U.S. House next fall. 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In response, arrest warrants were issued demanding their return, though the warrants were largely symbolic as they only applied within state lines, and the absent Democrats were in states like Illinois and California.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3501664\/house-packed-schedule-funding-deadline-epstein-redistricting-dc-takeover\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HOUSE PREPARES FOR FUNDING DEADLINE AS PARTIES WAR OVER EPSTEIN, REDISTRICTING, AND DC TAKEOVER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After a majority of the Democrats returned to the chamber on Monday, Speaker Dustin Burrows allowed lawmakers who were absent for the first special session to leave only if they were in the custody of a state Department of Public Safety officer.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>One Texas Democrat, state Rep. Nicole Collier, refused to sign off on a DPS escort and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3759541\/texas-democrat-nicole-collier-refusing-gop-police-escort\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">remained in the chamber<\/a> until it reconvened on Wednesday.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Texas House approves GOP redistricting maps amid Democrat opposition<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2648,"featured_media":2476954,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AP25232725507802.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[6203,16985,3694],"class_list":["post-2476953","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-gop","tag-redistricting","tag-texas"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AP25232725507802.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2476953","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2648"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2476953"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2476953\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2476957,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2476953\/revisions\/2476957"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2476954"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2476953"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2476953"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2476953"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}