Texas Republicans approve controversial Trump-backed congressional map | Donald Trump News

Vote was held after Democrats returned from two-week walkout to block passage.

Texas legislators have passed a new state congressional map drawn at the behest of United States President Donald Trump to flip five Democratic-held US House seats in next year’s midterm elections, after dozens of Democratic lawmakers ended a two-week walkout that had temporarily blocked passage.

On Wednesday evening, legislators in the Republican-controlled Texas House of Representatives gave initial approval to…

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