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The vote overcame weeks of protests from House Democrats who fled the state to stall a vote on the mid-cycle redistricting.
The gambit has triggered a national redistricting war, as governors from both major parties threaten to initiate similar efforts in other states.
President Trump signaled Thursday that Missouri will be the next state to redraw its congressional lines to benefit the Republican Party ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
Michigan has independent redistricting and a divided state government that pretty much take it out of the fight over congressional maps before 2026.
The Democratic lawmakers have been in Illinois since Aug. 3 to avoid a vote on the remap during a special legislative session called by Texas GOP.
The redistricting fight heats up in Texas House as lawmakers prepare to vote on new mid-decade redistricting maps while Democratic activists voice their disapproval.
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