Texas redrawing congressional maps is ‘extreme move’ by the Republican Party’ | DW News

A vote in the US state of Texas with consequences that could reach from coast to coast. Texas Republicans have voted to approve new congressional maps -- lines drawn in a way that could give Republicans as many as five new seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. The redrawing of districts is often controversial. This time, it could change the balance of power in Washington. 00:00 Redistricting in Texas and California 02:36 Sam Wang, professor at Princeton University's Gerrymandering Project. This is a non-partisan effort aiming to eliminate partisan gerrymandering at the state level For more news go to: http://www.dw.com/en/ Follow DW on social media: ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dwnews ►TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dwnews ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deutschewellenews/ ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/dwnews Für Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https://www.youtube.com/dwdeutsch Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1