AUSTIN (Nexstar) -- Texas Senators will vote Friday on a controversial proposed congressional map that is designed to give Republicans an edge to gain five additional seats in the 2026 midterms. The Senate is the final obstacle for the bill in the legislature before heading to the governor's desk.

Republicans hold a 19-11 majority in the Senate, and the map will more than likely pass along party lines, as it did in the Texas House of Representatives on Wednesday.

Senate Democrats could decide to break quorum if all 11 members fled the state in order to block the final vote on House Bill 4. The House Democratic Caucus used that exact strategy to end the first special session earlier this month.

Senate Democrats will not break quorum to block the vote, but they could use another strategy

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