Latino vote helped thwart Texas Republicans' redistricting effort

The GOP lost all four redrawn districts in the heavily Latino Rio Grande Valley.

Last year, the Republican-controlled Texas legislature redrew its congressional maps in a controversial mid-decade redistricting effort aimed at giving the GOP five more House seats. Encouraged by President Donald Trump's strong showing among Hispanic voters in 2024, they concentrated on four districts in the heavily Latino Rio Grande Valley in South Texas.