TX: Mid-decade congressional redistricting adds five Republican-leaning seats
Enacted8/10
⚖ Supreme Court allowed use for 2026 while challenge proceeds
Texas · Texas HB 4 (2025, 2nd Called Session) · Signed Aug 29, 2025
Impact 8/10
Texas HB 4, passed in an August 2025 special session at President Trump's urging, redrew the state's 38 congressional districts five years ahead of the normal cycle, targeting five Democratic-held seats. A federal three-judge panel blocked the map in November 2025 after finding evidence of racial gerrymandering, but the Supreme Court stayed that ruling on December 5, 2025, allowing the map to be used for the 2026 midterms while the challenge continues.
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