Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R-TX) signed a bill allowing the state to have a new congressional map, creating five Republican-leaning districts.
“Today, I signed the One Big Beautiful Map into law,” Abbott said in a statement. “This map ensures fairer representation in Congress. Texas will be more RED in Congress.”
Abbott shared his support for the bill after the Texas Senate passed the legislation. “The One Big Beautiful Map has passed the Senate and is on its way to my desk, where it will be swiftly signed into law,” he said. “I promised we would get this done, and delivered on that promise. I thank Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick for leading the passage in the Senate of a bill that ensures our maps reflect Texans’ voting preferences.”
President Donald Trump celebrated the bill last week, writing on Truth Social that Lieutenant General Dan Patrick’s leadership was “pivotal in the passage of the new, fair, and much improved, Congressional Map, that will give the wonderful people of Texas the tremendous opportunity to elect 5 new MAGA Republicans in the 2026 Midterm Elections — A HUGE VICTORY for our America First Agenda.”
The legislation, House Bill 4, “supersedes all previous enactments or orders adopting congressional districts for the State of Texas.”
“All previous acts of the legislature adopting congressional districts for the State of Texas are repealed,” it reads.
Texas officials previously sought civil arrest warrants after House Democrats broke quorum and fled the state. Speaker Dustin Burrows signed the warrants in early August, granting the sergeant-at-arms and Texas Department of Public Safety authority to locate and arrest missing members still within state lines.
