California state lawmakers on Thursday approved a plan that could flip five congressional seats to Democrats in 2026. Credit...Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
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California Strikes Back: Democrats Move to Neutralize Texas GOP’s Mid-Decade Map
California Democrats just threw a sharp elbow back at Texas Republicans—and at Donald Trump’s bare-knuckled redistricting playbook—by fast-tracking a plan to temporarily replace the state’s independent maps with a voter-approved, pro-democracy redraw aimed at flipping multiple U.S. House seats. If approved by Californians this fall, the shift could ripple all the way to Harris County, tilting the 2026 fight for the House and blunting the GOP’s mid-decade gerrymander in Texas.
