Texas has cleared the final legislative hurdle toward eliminating five Democrat Congressional representatives, overcoming several childish efforts by state Democrats to delay the inevitable.
As NBC News reported, The Texas State Senate early Saturday morning passed the GOP’s new congressional maps early Saturday morning by an 18-11 vote, sending them to Governor Greg Abbott’s desk. He has vowed to swiftly sign the map into law.
Here is the moment the bill passed:
BREAKING At Midnight the Texas Senate has officially passed the Redistricting Redrawn Map
TIME FOR EVERY RED STATE TO DO THE SAME
THIS IS A HUGE WIN pic.twitter.com/V76f581r3J
— MAGA Voice (@MAGAVoice) August 23, 2025
Democrats are expected to challenge the maps in court.
Following the vote, Governor Abbott released the following statement:
The One Big Beautiful Map has passed the Senate, and it’s on its way to my desk, where it will be swiftly signed into law. I promised we would get this done, and delivered on that promise.
I thank Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick for leading the charge in the Senate of a bill that ensures our maps’ reflect Texans’ voting preferences.
The One Big Beautiful Map has passed the Senate.
Despite Democrats’ petty stunts, we delivered on our promise.
This map reflects Texans’ actual voting preferences, and I look forward to signing it into law. pic.twitter.com/15ldTzsivs
— Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) August 23, 2025
On Wednesday, the Texas House of Representatives passed the congressional redistricting bill by an 88–52 partisan vote.
Last week, the Texas House failed to achieve quorum for the sixth time since early August, stalling the GOP’s redistricting plan. Only 95 lawmakers showed up for the 10 a.m. session, once again falling short of the 100 needed to reach a quorum.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Texas Governor Greg Abbott had threatened the derelict Democrats with arrest and removal from office if they didn’t return to the Capitol.
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