The Texas Senate could vote Friday to approve new congressional maps drawn to help Republicans win as many as five more House seats in next year’s midterm elections. It’s the final legislative hurdle for the redistricting plan sought by President Donald Trump and Gov.

Texas Senators will vote Friday on a controversial proposed congressional map that is designed to give Republicans an edge to gain five additional seats in the 2026 midterms. The Senate is the final obstacle for the bill in the legislature before heading to the governor's desk.

The major parties' redistricting battle escalated this week, with lawmakers in the country's two most populous states each taking a notable step toward a new congressional map.