The Texas House of Representatives voted Wednesday 88-52 down party lines to redraw the state’s U.S. congressional districts, ending a dramatic, weeks-long saga that Democrats sought to delay by fleeing the state in a last-ditch attempt to deny Republicans a quorum.
The unusual mid-decade redistricting effort was carried out at the behest of President Donald Trump, who said he wanted five more safely Republican seats to help the party maintain its majorities in Congress after next year’s midterm elections.
“The Big Beautiful Map will ADD 5 GOP districts to our congressional delegation - A HUGE WIN for the conservative movement in Texas!” the state’s Republican House caucus wrote on X following the vote.