HOUSTON, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- The Texas GOP-dominated House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a redistricting bill aimed at garnering five new congressional seats for Republicans in the U.S. midterm elections next year.
The state House passed the redrawn congressional map by a vote of 88 to 52 along party lines.
The vote came after a two-week delay when more than 50 Texas Democratic lawmakers stayed out of the state in protest against the rare mid-decade redistricting plan. ■
