Texas lawmakers have redrawn political maps for the state’s congressional, House, Senate and Board of Education districts. These maps will be used for the first time in the 2022 elections, even though they face legal challenges in federal court, based on claims that the newly drawn districts discriminate against voters of color. The case, which includes more than half a dozen individual lawsuits that have been consolidated, has been delayed from its original trial date following a flurry of disputes over discovery. This means the maps will not change before the Nov. 8 election.
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U.S. Congress
Texas’ congressional delegation is currently made up of 23 Republicans and 13 Democrats. Starting in 2022, it will have two new members, whose seats will be in Austin and Houston.
Out of a total of 36 districts
Out of a total of 38 districts
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State House
The Texas House’s 150 seats are currently divided among 83 Republicans and 66 Democrats. Its new map would increase not only the number of districts where a majority of eligible voters are white, but also the number of districts that would have voted for Trump in 2020.
Out of a total of 150 districts
Out of a total of 150 districts
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State Senate
The Texas Senate’s 31 seats are currently divided among 18 Republicans and 13 Democrats. Sen. Joan Huffman, R-Houston, chairs the chamber’s redistricting committee and has described its map-drawing process as “race blind.” The new map includes no additional districts where people of color make up the majority of eligible voters.
Out of a total of 31 districts
Out of a total of 31 districts
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State Board of Education
The State Board of Education, which dictates what Texas’ approximately 5.3 million public school students are taught in classrooms, is currently made up of nine Republicans and six Democrats. Each of these 15 huge districts includes 1.9 million residents.
Out of a total of 15 districts
Out of a total of 15 districts
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About the data
All data, including district borders, was provided by the Texas Legislative Council. The council calculated eligible voter data using estimates of citizen voting age population from the U.S. Census 2015-2019 American Community Survey. Percentages may not add up to 100% due to a small percentage of eligible voters identifying as American Indian, Native Hawaiian or having two or more races.
Illustrations by Emily Albracht. Chris Essig contributed to this report.