Republican Redistricting Is Sowing Chaos in Houston

First came the Republican gerrymander in Texas. Now comes the Democratic chaos in Houston.

When Republican lawmakers, at the behest of President Trump, successfully redrew the congressional map of Texas this summer, the explicit aim was to grab as many as five U.S. House seats from the Democrats to try to preserve the Republican majority in the 2026 midterm elections.

But well before then, the repercussions are being felt in a newly drawn district in Houston, even though it will almost certainly stay Democratic.

“It’s just kind of ridiculous,” said one exasperated Houston voter, a trumpet teacher named George Chase.




https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/22/us/politics/texas-redistricting-houston.html