Gov. Greg Abbott signed House Bill 4 into law Friday, approving a new congressional redistricting map that will create up to five new Republican-held U.S. House seats from Texas.

The legislation, dubbed the “One Big Beautiful Map” by its supporters, redraws Texas’ congressional boundaries, potentially flipping several seats from Democratic to Republican control ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. Before signing the map into law, Abbott praised legislative leaders for their work in passing the bill, adding it “ensures fair representation in the United States Congress for Texans.”

“Texas is now more red in the United States Congress,” Abbott said, immediately after signing the map.

The controversial measure passed the Texas Legislature last week along strict party lines in both chamb

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