Central journalistOn August 29, local time, it was learned that Greg Abbott, the Governor of Texas, signed a pro-Republican constituency delineation bill approved by the state Legislature that day, finally determining the state's new congressional constituency delineation map.
Abbott said Republicans hope the bill's signing will win them five more seats in the U.S. House of Representatives.
On August 20, the Texas House of Representatives passed a bill on the rearrangement of the congressional district; on August 23, the Texas Senate passed the law on the rearrangement of the state's congressional district with the result of 18 votes against 11, and subsequently submitted the bill to Republican Governor Abbott.
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In the United States, the Republican and Democratic parties have tried to reshape the political map by redistributing electoral districts for more than 200 years and have helped the party win as many seats as possible through unfair distribution of electoral districts.
During the U.S. presidential and congressional elections in late 2024, of the 38 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives, 25 were won by Republican candidates and 13 by Democratic candidates.
However, the Trump camp is not satisfied enough with the Republican Party's advantages in Texas and asked Texas Republican lawmakers to start redistricting local districts to dilute Democratic voters and increase the proportion of Republican voters, thereby further increasing the Republican Party's seat and power in the House of Representatives of the United States Congress, as well as the odds of winning future Republican presidential candidates.
States in the United States usually redraw congressional districts based on census results every 10 years. This time, Texas Republicans, pushed by the White House, have done so only about five years ago.