A widening battle to win control of the House is threatening to make Congress more partisan as red and blue states undertake redistricting efforts that could wipe competitive battleground districts off the map.
At the heart of the redistricting battle is Texas, where Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) seeks to redraw congressional maps to add five or more GOP seats. California Democrats have pledged to counter Texas’s plan, which they call a political sham, by doing mid-decade redistricting of their own.
“We are at a flashpoint set by President Donald Trump, and Texas Republicans who see the writing on the wall, because if their draconian legislative actions were to take place, they’ve seen the same polls we have,” California Senate President Pro Tempore Mike McGuire said during
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