The GOP-dominated Texas House is set to vote Monday on a new congressional district map that would flip five U.S. representative seats from Democrat to Republican – solidifying the party’s majority in ...

Texas Democrats fled the state Sunday in an effort to hinder Republicans from approving a new U.S. House map that could boost their slim congressional majority in 2026.

The lawmakers’ absence means the lower chamber won’t have enough members present to function, stalling passage of a draft map ...