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Despite heavy Democratic pushback and a weeks-long quorum break, the Texas Legislature did manage to redistrict the state's congressional map.
The new map, dubbed "The One Big Beautiful Map," adds five Republican seats to Texas' congressional districts and, as of this morning, has officially been signed into law by the governor.
He posted a video of the bill being signed, saying, "I'm about to sign the law that creates the one big beautiful map that ensures fairer representation in the United States Congress in Texas."
In the video, Abbott goes on to thank Lt. Governor Dan Patrick, House Speaker Dustin Burrows, and a number of other legislators who worked on the bill for their help pushing it through the House and Senate.