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Texas's congressional redistricting plan is now in the hands of Governor Greg Abbott.
Abbott is expected to sign the bill after final passage by the state Senate overnight.
The new congressional maps demanded by President Trump meant to help Republicans add five seats to their slim majority in the U.S.
House.
The Texas newsroom's Blaise Ganey reports that most of what's taking place now is setting up the eventual court battle that'll determine
if the maps take effect.
Texas Democrats have focused their debate on whether the maps were drawn with race in mind.
They believe it must have been
because the new districts managed to give the Republican Party an advantage to flip five Democratic seats,
many of which lie in the state's most minority-heavy areas.
Republican State Senator Phil King sponsored the proposal.
He says he didn't draw the maps himself, but talked with his legal team,
and the bill, House Bill 4, met his requirements.