Trump would benefit from more Texas Republicans in the House for the 2026 midterm election. Texas' redistricting plan could give him what he wants.

California Democrats are rushing to schedule an election to remake U.S. House districts to counter plans to boost Republican seats in Texas

The fight for control of the House in the 2026 midterm elections is underway — long before a single ballot is cast next year. Texas is fighting to enact a GOP-led redistricting effort that would give Republicans five more seats in the state and help them hold their narrow majority in the U.

Florida lawmakers are exploring whether to redraw the state’s congressional map, joining a national push in GOP-led states to add seats that could help President Donald Trump’s party keep control of Congress in the 2026 midterm elections.

Texas Republicans have launched efforts to redraw congressional maps to secure more GOP seats in the U.S. House

A powerful, deep-pocketed force in California politics endorsed redrawing the state's congressional maps to counter President Trump's effort to push GOP states, notably Texas, to increase his party's numbers in Congress in next year's midterm election.