2028. Democrats Control Seven of Eight Seats and Had Pushed a Gerrymandered Map in February, But It Stalled in the Democratic-led Senate

Senate President Bill Ferguson, who resisted earlier efforts citing a 2022 court ruling that struck down a prior attempt, reversed course after the Supreme Court's May decision weakening the Voting Rights Act, saying the state must respond as the ground shifts under us. The amendment goes before voters in November. The redistricting push follows President Trump's 2025 call for Texas to redraw its map, sparking an unusual mid-decade wave that also includes California and Missouri.