Texas Legislature passes mid-decade congressional redistricting map at Trump request

The Texas Legislature passes a new congressional map in June 2025 at the explicit request of President Donald Trump, who posts on Truth Social calling on Republican-controlled state legislatures to redraw congressional maps mid-decade to gain House seats ahead of the 2026 midterms. The Texas map, designed to eliminate or make more competitive seats held by Democrats, marks the first major mid-decade congressional redistricting in modern history initiated by a sitting president. Gov. Greg Abbott signs the map into law. The move triggers Democratic-led states including California and Virginia to announce countermeasures, launching a nationwide mid-decade redistricting war.