The Texas House on Aug. 20 passed a newly drawn congressional map that would give Republicans five extra seats in the U.S. House.
The bill passed the state House in an 88–52 vote, following an earlier procedural vote that passed with the same tally. The votes followed several hours of debate.
The bill now heads back to the state Senate before it can make it to Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk.
The Texas Senate passed an earlier version of the map on Aug. 13.
Texas House Democrats returned to the state after a two-week standoff as they denied a quorum during the first special session, which was called to pass the redrawn map and to respond to flooding in central Texas….
Texas House Passes New Congressional Map Favoring Republicans
