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Topline An unusual plan to re-draw congressional lines in Texas that could earn Republicans five more House seats in next year’s midterms was unveiled Wednesday, and the state’s Democrats are reportedly considering a stonewalling move that could cost them up to $1 million per month in fines. The exterior of the Texas State Capitol is seen on Sept. 5, 2023 in Austin, Texas. Getty Images Key Facts Texas GOP legislators are working to try to help Republicans cling to the narrow majority they currently have in the U.S. House by re-drawing lines in the state years before they would normally redistrict at the end of the decade. Lawmakers have been working on the plan for months—since President Donald Trump’s team called on them to take action and flip Democratic seats through redrawing district lines—but the draft map unveiled Wednesday is the first time the plan has been publicly revealed. The map aims to flip seats currently held by Democrats near the Austin, Dallas and Houston metro areas, but the maps are likely to change before a final draft is approved. The current proposal targets the seats of Democratic Reps. Greg Casar, Lloyd Doggett, Julie Johnson, Marc Veasey and Al Green are the most directly, and the changes would also bleed over into the districts of other congress members, like outspoken Trump critic Rep. Jasmine Crockett, but not dramatically change their constituency. Under the proposed new lines, Trump would have won 30 of Texas’ 38 House seats in the 2024 election, according to the Texas Tribune (he did win 27—all 25 of the seats currently held by Republicans and two won by Democratic Reps. Cuellar and Vicente Gonzalez). To block the proposed redistricting, Texas Democrats have considered fleeing the state and forcing a quorum break that would see them each incur…

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