Texas Gov Greg Abbott Signs New Congressional Map Strengthening Republican Congressional Seats

Republican Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas signed the state’s new congressional map into law Monday, solidifying Republicans’ strength across the state, The Texas Tribune Reported. Texas Democrats said that the map unfairly underrepresented minority communities responsible for the state’s growth.

Abbott signed off on the map one week after the Republican state legislature advanced it, according to the Tribune. The congressional map shores up multiple GOP incumbents who beat Democratic challengers by single-digit margins in 2020, and it creates an opportunity for other Republicans to flip a swing district in the Rio Grande Valley…. (Excerpts from LifeNews.com)