New Texas congressional map will create five districts Trump carried by double digits

[In It to Win It]

Texas Republicans would create five House seats that President Donald Trump carried by 10 or more points in November through a redrawn congressional map to be released Wednesday, according to a person close to the process who was granted anonymity to discuss a map not yet public.

Four of the GOP’s pickup opportunities reside in majority-Hispanic districts.

The new map — created at Trump’s urging — stands to upend the midterms next year and give Republicans an opportunity to cling to their razor-thin House majority. The GOP’s success depends on the party maintaining its gains among Hispanic voters, a demographic shift that helped Trump reclaim the White House. The contours of the new map were first reported by Punchbowl News.

The 30-day special session called by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott is scheduled to end Aug. 19, which gives state lawmakers a few weeks to finish the process.

Congressional maps are redesigned at least once a decade in response to the U.S. Census, in what is typically a politically rife process. Ohio is also redrawing its maps ahead of 2026, and Democrats across the country are mulling ways to fight this existential threat as they grasp for control over the House next year.

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/07/30/new-congressional-texas-map-redistricting-00483086

[CurtEastPoint]

1. I will NEVER understand this: "gains among Hispanic voters"

[UTUSN]

8. 1- Many are focused on daily economic survival, not "politics". 2- Not in the LBJ-Black voting emphasis.

3- Hispanic farmworkers are anti-newcomers who work cheaper. 4- Hispanic small business, hard working owners buy the lazy-foodstamps-freeloader myths that wingnuts put out. 5- Are susceptible to MAGA targeting of other low-information types. 6- Yes, Xmas-Easter Catholics have an anti-Choice & related social issues bent.

But I am equally mystified over other groups that vote against their own interests.

[Historic NY]

2. Well if Democrat states don't take a blow torch

districts then shame on them. NY lost seats by caving to repeated Republican minority demands.

[hueymahl]

11. Most Blue states are already optimized

There may be a small handful of districts we could pick up, but we have been playing this game longer and more effectively than they have.

[xmas74]

3. Theyre also trying this in Missouri

With the plan to redistrict Emmanuel Cleaver and KC out.

[In It to Win It]

4. and they will trying soon in Ohio.

Ohio has to redraw maps anyway because of state court litigation.

[UTUSN]

5. K&R

[W_HAMILTON]

6. And your thoughts on this, In It to Win It?

[In It to Win It]

7. My thoughts are that I hope my party does everything in its power to respond in kind.

[W_HAMILTON]

9. And what would that be? Because I saw you in another thread...

...specifically telling others how our party would not be able to do so in the states that were suggested.

[In It to Win It]

10. Do "everything in its power", as I said.

Yes, we’ve unintentionally handcuffed ourselves on this front. We have our map drawing commissions, and state constitutional amendments, and blue state courts who have shown themselves to be very serious about enforcing those amendments.

The only Democratic states I’ve opined on are NY, CA and Michigan (if we’re considering Michigan a blue state in this particular discussion) so that’s as far as my opinion extends.

Gavin Newsom mentioned they’d have to put the issue back on the ballot to remove some hurdles, do it.

If California’s legislature has to take a shortcut by bypassing their commission entirely and passing a map on their own, I’m all for it even if it arguably violate their state constitution. I’m not above trying it.

If NY Democrats have to enact a map that may be struck down by the state court at a later date, do it.

There likely will be lawsuits. Maps may be struck down. However, it Texas passes their proposed map, the possible setbacks become “tomorrow problems.” We’ll just have to worry about those problems when the day comes.