Republicans Want to Redraw the Maps. Let's Redraw the Playbook.

Texas Republicans — at Donald Trump’s explicit request — are preparing to rewrite congressional maps to squeeze out up to five new GOP-leaning seats ahead of the 2026 midterms. Not because there was a census. Not because there’s been a population boom in white rural areas (there hasn’t). But because Trump told them to.

The official excuse is a recent DOJ letter warning that four districts might be unconstitutional, but don’t fall for the Jedi hand wave. This isn’t about constitutional clarity — it’s about partisan security. They’re not correcting a problem. They’re correcting an outcome.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott is so eager to please his political puppeteer that he called a special legislative session during a flooding crisis. Literally. Texans are bailing out their homes and this man is bailing out Trump’s congressional math. It would almost be funny if it weren’t so brazen. Abbott isn’t leading a state government; he’s co-directing a national gerrymandering workshop with a man who tried to overthrow the government five minutes ago.

Trump, meanwhile, is making it plain. As reported by Politico, he wants Republicans to “pick up five seats” by reconfiguring Texas maps mid-decade. The move would target Houston and Fort Worth districts with large Black and Latino populations. What Republicans are doing isn’t just packing and cracking — it’s retrofitting representation to make the country appear whiter, redder, and more obedient than it actually is.

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