Texas looks to add 5 new GOP seats in Congress
Trending Politics: A new midterm map in Texas is on the cusp of dashing the hopes of Democrats seeking to regain control of the U.S. House in 2026. State legislators gathered on Wednesday to release a new map that will add as many as five safely Republican seats to the state’s congressional delegation. The Texas House and Senate are expected to take up the map and vote for its passage, sending the legislation to Gov. Greg Abbott for his signature. In a sign of how disastrous the outcome will be for Democrats, liberal lawmakers are stoking talks of fleeing the state so that Republicans will not have a necessary quorum to pass the bill. That threat appears to have not materialized yet, but it may with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) arriving in Austin tonight to huddle with state lawmakers. “This is a moment that requires a forceful on-the-ground response, and that is why I am traveling to Texas to convene with members of the Texas House and Senate delegations as well a...