A Texas Senate committee advanced a newly drawn congressional map on Aug. 21 that was passed by the state House, setting it up for a vote on the state Senate floor.
The vote tally in the Texas Senate Special Committee on Congressional Redistricting was 5–3.
The map would likely flip five U.S. congressional seats in the Lone Star State in favor of the GOP. If the state Senate passes the map, it will go to Gov. Greg Abbott for his signature. The state Senate is scheduled to meet on Thursday evening.
The committee advanced the map to the floor a day after the state House passed its map 88–52, following a several-hours-long session….