The Texas House of Representatives’ effort to approve a mid-census congressional redistricting map cleared an important hurdle with the passage of the bill’s initial reading on Wednesday afternoon. The resolution was approved along party lines after a five-hour debate. Final passage by the House is expected later on Wednesday.

The Texas House, by a party-line vote of 88-52, passed the initial reading of a measure to realign the state’s congressional seats. The measure is designed to add five additional Republican seats to the Texas delegation.

“Today, the Texas House passed one big, beautiful map — and I was proud to cast my vote to advance…

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