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Republican Redistricting Is Sowing Chaos in Houston

Texas Republicans redrew the lines for House races in 2026. For one Houston district, that means two elections in the next few months using two different maps, with a generational fight to come.

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“It’s been wildly confusing to people,” Amanda Edwards, a candidate in the 18th Congressional District special election, said as she campaigned for a seat whose boundaries will change radically shortly after the election.
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