The GOP currently controls 25 of 38 congressional districts in the state.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed a bill into law on Aug. 29 aimed at flipping five U.S. House seats in the state in Republicans’ favor amid a redistricting battle that includes California.
“Today, I signed the One Big Beautiful Map into law,” Abbott wrote on X. “This map ensures fairer representation in Congress. Texas will be more RED in Congress.”
Today, I signed the One Big Beautiful Map into law.
— Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) August 29, 2025
This map ensures fairer representation in Congress.
Texas will be more RED in Congress. pic.twitter.com/aOT7QCoSF8
The move comes days after the state’s Legislature approved maps to favor Republicans and comes amid intense national debate on partisan districting. California has moved to redraw its own maps in a bid to offset any gains to Republicans that might result from Texas’s changes.
Trump celebrated the passage, calling it “A HUGE VICTORY for our America First Agenda” in a post on Truth Social.
The GOP would control 30 of Texas’s 38 federal congressional districts if it were to win those five seats.
The new map includes combining districts that include Austin, the state capital, into one district. This led to the retirement of Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas).
“If this racially gerrymandered Trump map is rejected, as it should be, I will continue seeking reelection in Congressional District 37 to represent my neighbors in the only town I have ever called home,” he said in a statement to multiple media outlets. “If the courts give Trump a victory in his scheme to maintain control of a compliant House, I will not seek reelection in the reconfigured CD37.”
The state House passed the map on Aug. 20.
“I congratulate Speaker [Dustin] Burrows and the Republican members of the Texas House of Representatives for passing congressional districts that better reflect the actual votes of Texans,” Abbott said in an Aug. 20 statement. “While Democrats shirked their duty, in futility, and ran away to other states, Republicans stayed the course, stayed at work and stayed true to Texas. I will sign this bill once it passes the Senate and gets to my desk.”
The bill was introduced by state Rep. Todd Hunter, a Republican.
“The underlying goal of this plan is straightforward: improve Republican political performance,” Hunter said on the floor of the lower chamber.
