Texas GOP's gerrymander could backfire in U.S. House races
The Texas Tribune reports that Texas Republicans' Trump-pushed 2025 congressional map, meant to flip five Democratic seats, instead conceded three or more of them on election night, including Democrat Bobby Pulido's defeat of Rep. Monica De La Cruz in the 15th District, and judges the gerrymander is backfiring. Trump's map also ignited a nationwide tit-for-tat redistricting war, and Democrats have won both chambers of Congress.
