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The Texas Senate is debating the controversial GOP redistricting bill that triggered a weeks-long House standoff.The Republican-backed proposal, which passed the House in an 88-52 party-line vote on Wednesday,
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The Texas Tribune on MSNWatch live: Texas Senate takes up GOP congressional map, last stop before Abbott’s desk
Republican lawmakers are poised to push the map through over fierce Democratic opposition, positioning the GOP to net up to five additional seats in Texas.
California Democrats landed their counterpunch to Texas on Thursday, just a day after Texas Republicans advanced their redrawn map that had come at the urging of President Donald Trump with the aim of padding their House majority by five seats.
The Texas Senate expected to vote Friday to send the GOP majority's gerrymander to the governor's desk for approval.
Texas Rep. Lloyd Doggett will no longer run for reelection to his seat if Republicans' redrawn House map isn't shot down in court.
Should the GOP-controlled Legislature approve the map, which is expected to happen, residents of this North Dallas neighborhood will be able to enter