The mid-decade map redraw adds five Republican-leaning districts and sets up a legal showdown over minority representation.

The Texas Senate on Friday debated a bill that redraws the state's congressional maps at the behest of President Donald Trump in an effort to flip five seats held by Democrats to Republicans.

Senate Bill 7] prevents a religious person from saying any part of this bill impinges on my religious freedom." While many Catholics and evangelicals believe that abortions should never be allowed, a number of Christian denominations do support legal access to abortion for certain cases;