HOUSTON >> Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas signed into law today a newly gerrymandered map for Texas’ U.S. House districts, openly declaring that the state’s congressional delegation would soon be more Republican.

The redistricting push has triggered a scramble in other states, controlled by Democrats and Republicans, to redraw their U.S. House maps before the 2026 midterms as President Donald Trump pushes to maintain control of Congress with methods far outside the political norm. Democrats such as Gov. Gavin Newsom of California have tried to counter in a fight that appears to be accelerating.

Abbott’s signing, announced in a video posted to social media, punctuated a special legislative session in which Republican lawmakers battled with Democrats over redistricting and, once the map was pas

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