The Texas Senate voted to approve a controversial, mid-decade redistricting bill that redraws the state's congressional map in Republican's favor. The new districts could give the GOP as many as five more seats in Congress after the 2026 midterm elections.

Texas House committee on redistricting voted out of committee Monday evening a new version of a bill with proposed new congressional maps.

The Texas House passed a new congressional map Wednesday that will likely give Republicans five more seats in a closely divided U.S. House. Why it matters: The redistricting would go a long way to ensuring the U.