More than 20 years after launching mid-decade redistricting, the Lone Star State is back in the middle again. It’s easy to forget these days, given the more than three-decade dominance of Republicans in Texas, that Democrats began 2004 with a majority of the state’s delegation to the U.S. House.

President Trump has said he wants a "simple redrawing" of Texas' congressional map where Republicans pick up five seats.

President Trump and Texas GOP leaders push for mid-decade redistricting to create five new winnable seats, as both parties engage in mapping strategies to control the House in 2026.