Texas voters are split on the Republicans’ redistricting push, which could net five more GOP House seats ahead of the midterms, new polling shows. In a Texas survey from Emerson College Polling, 38 percent of voters opposed the proposal to redraw congressional maps,

F ormer President Barack Obama on Thursday joined a virtual meeting with Texas House Democrats who left the state to deny Republicans the ability to pass newly drawn GOP-favorable congressional maps, cheering on their efforts and stressing their work comes at a critical time in the fight against partisan gerrymandering.

If those conditions are met, the Texas House Democratic Caucus said Democratic lawmakers will return to the Texas House.