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President Trump on Saturday reupped his support for Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick (R), just hours after the state legislature advanced new congressional maps that could give the GOP up to five more seats in the House during next year’s midterms.
Republicans advanced the Texas redistricting plan, after weeks of Democrats breaking quorum, as the new map heads to Gov. Greg Abbott's desk for signature.
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The GOP’s redistricting effort depends on Hispanic support, but prices remain a concern early in the president’s second term.
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Trump hails Texas redistricting approval that could add five GOP congressional seats nationwide
Texas Republicans pass redistricting map creating 5 new GOP-leaning congressional seats despite Democratic objections about minority voting power dilution.
Texas Republicans undertook the rare mid-decade redistricting at the behest of President Donald Trump, who says he wants to bolster the odds of preserving his party's slim majority in the U.S. House of Representatives amid political headwinds.
If everything goes Democrats’ way, Trump’s demands for five seats in Texas to mitigate losses elsewhere may not materialize.
The conservative firebrand and former top aide to Sen. Ted Cruz has been a thorn in the side of Trump and Speaker Mike Johnson. Trump had called for a primary challenge against Roy.