{"id":921780,"date":"2021-10-25T18:58:54","date_gmt":"2021-10-25T22:58:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=921780"},"modified":"2021-10-25T18:58:58","modified_gmt":"2021-10-25T22:58:58","slug":"texas-finalizes-congressional-map-with-two-new-seats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-finalizes-congressional-map-with-two-new-seats\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Finalizes Congressional Map With Two New Seats"},"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\">16<\/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-finalizes-congressional-map-with-two-new-seats%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=921780&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--><aside id=\"right1forarticles\">\n<\/aside>\n<div id=\"ob-read-more-selector\" readability=\"34.910891089109\">\n<p>Republican Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas signed the state\u2019s new congressional map into law Monday, solidifying Republicans\u2019 strength across the state. Texas Democrats said that the map unfairly underrepresented minority communities responsible for the state\u2019s growth.<\/p>\n<p>Abbott signed off on the map one week after the Republican state legislature advanced it. The congressional map shores up multiple GOP incumbents who beat Democratic challengers by single-digit margins in 2020, and it creates an opportunity for other Republicans to flip a swing district in the Rio Grande Valley.<\/p>\n<p>The map includes two new seats in Austin, the state capital, and Houston, making Texas the only state in the country with two additional seats this upcoming decade.&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/10\/19\/texas-republican-district-map-greg-abbot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Texas Republicans Advance Congressional Map That They Hope Will Blunt Democratic Gains)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7308738\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" readability=\"32\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-7308738\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Courtesy Texas Legislature.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Despite the map\u2019s official adoption, it is all but certain be met with lawsuits from Democrat-backed groups who argue that it unfairly groups minority communities in a way that dilutes their political representation. One group, Voto Latino, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.democracydocket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/2021.10.25_TX-Redistricting-Complaint_FILED.pdf\">sued the state<\/a> just minutes after Abbott signed the map. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/10\/18\/illinois-democrats-float-congressional-map-jeopardize-3-of-5-republicans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Illinois Democrats Float Map That Jeopardizes Three Of Its Five Congressional Republicans)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The new map is just the latest to emerge from multiple special legislative sessions in the state. The Texas legislature passed a bill limiting abortion access in May and an <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/09\/07\/greg-abbott-signs-texas-voting-bill-intense-fight\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">election reform bill<\/a>&nbsp;that limits early voting hours and increases voter identification requirements in September.<\/p>\n<p>Content created by The Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. For licensing opportunities of our original content, please contact <a href=\"mailto:licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org\">licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republican Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas signed the state\u2019s new congressional map into law Monday, solidifying Republicans\u2019 strength across the state. 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