New congressional maps about to be adopted in Texas, which aim to replace as many as five Democratic-leaning seats with likely Republican seats, are primarily aimed at protecting

Multiple Democratic members have been packed into blue districts in Austin, Dallas and Houston to make way for newly crafted Republican districts in those areas.

When Ann Zimmerman Gallant learned of a congressional redistricting map Texas Republicans introduced last month, she immediately looked to see how lawmakers had changed the district she lives in. Zimmerman Gallant lives in a North Dallas neighborhood sandwiched between Preston Hollow and Lake Highlands.

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Texas lawmakers redrew congressional districts in a partisan bid to give Republicans five additional U.S. House seats. The move set off a bipartisan war across the U.S.

Jacque Schrag/Axios A Dallas congressional district would become one of the most solidly GOP districts among five expected to flip from Democratic to Republican if Texas' new map goes into effect. Why it matters: The map — which is awaiting Gov.

Texas Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett criticizes new GOP redistricting map that looks to gain seats for Republicans by consolidating or flipping Democratic strongholds.

Texas State Democratic legislators temporarily fled the state earlier this month to prevent Republicans from passing a newly drawn electoral map that would give the GOP more U.S. congressional seats. When the Democrats returned, Republicans required them to be escorted round-the-clock by state troopers to prevent them from fleeing the state again.