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August 25, 2025

Texas Senate Approves New Congressional Maps Favoring Republicans
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In Texas, the Republican-controlled Senate passed new congressional maps
that could flip as many as five House seats in favor of the GOP. In a
statement, Republican Governor Greg Abbott said, "The One Big Beautiful
Map has passed the Senate and is on its way to my desk, where it will be
swiftly signed into law." Earlier this month, more than 50 Democratic
legislators temporarily fled the state for two weeks to deny Republicans
the quorum needed to pass the new congressional maps.


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