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The Texas House voted 88-52 along party lines on Wednesday to pass the map that Republicans say will strengthen their slim majority in Washington ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. Democrats
Republicans feel they have supporting legal opinions to make the changes, but Democrats spent the day arguing the bill breaks up communities of color.
The Texas House gaveled in at noon with Democratic members present, marking an official end to the quorum break.
While Gov. Greg Abbott blasted through a Democratic blockade and advanced a new congressional map, California Gov. Gavin Newsom is eying a new map in his state.
State Rep. Nicole Collier — who spent the night on the House floor of the Texas Capitol on Monday after refusing to give her consent for a police escort to leave the building — has filed a habeas corpus petition,