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With Texas Republicans trying to gerrymander their congressional districts ahead of the midterms, Democrats are threatening to do the same in what could escalate into a a national battle to control the House and the fate of Trump’s legislative agenda.
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Sources:
Texas Republicans’ new map:
https://www.texastribune.org/2025/07/30/texas-redistricting-congressional-maps-house-republicans/
https://davesredistricting.org/maps#viewmap::1c2c1e0d-2fd1-43a8-a039-73e7023124d1
Texas Democrats leave the state:
https://www.texastribune.org/2025/08/04/texas-redistricting-democrats-quorum-break-what-need-know/
https://thehill.com/homenews/5434627-redistricting-battle-texas-illinois/
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5435617-texas-democrats-flee-state/
https://www.npr.org/2025/08/04/nx-s1-5492114/quorum-break-texas-democrats-walkout
Trump pushes for redistricting and more Republican seats:
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/07/15/trump-five-seat-pickup-redraw-texas-congressional-map-00454301
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/05/trump-texas-redistricting-00493624
Potential redistricting in Missouri, Ohio, Florida:
https://missouriindependent.com/2025/08/02/missouri-senate-leader-says-special-session-is-likely-to-redraw-congressional-map/
https://punchbowl.news/article/campaigns/ohio-gop-redistricting/
https://floridaphoenix.com/2025/07/30/stay-tuned-desantis-says-on-mid-decade-congressional-redistricting-plan/
Democratic states’ potential retaliation:
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/04/california-fires-back-at-texas-redistricting-00493314
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-led-texas-redistricting-gambit-ignites-national-arms-race-control-congress-2025-08-05/
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5437566-california-new-york-redistricting/
Hurdles facing California and New York:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/08/01/texas-redistricting-democrats-california-new-york-retaliate/
