Republican prospects for keeping the House of Representatives in 2026 have been hanging on by a thread, but President Donald Trump and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott are getting ready to execute an end run around that.
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In a move that left Democrats stunned and fuming, Abbott has called a special session so that the GOP-controlled legislature can redraw the Texas congressional lines. That came after the Trump-led DOJ found that several districts in the state were likely illegal gerrymanders. The projection is that Republicans could pick up as many as five seats, most of which would be in the Rio Grande area.
TEXAS redistricting news in Midday: TRUMP said Rs will try to squeeze out 5 more red seats
We hear tentative plan is to draw them in:
1. Cuellar’s #TX28
2. Gonzalez’s #TX34
3. Julie Johnson’s #TX32
4. Houston area
5. TBD – possibly Austin area
w @JakeSherman + @MicaSoellnerDC
— Ally Mutnick (@allymutnick) July 15,