Several key congressional races impacted by Texas’ new redistricting law

(The Center Square) – Several key congressional races have been impacted by Texas’ new redistricting law.

Last year, the Texas legislature passed a redistricting bill that has since gone into effect that could net five additional Republican seats in November. In some districts, incumbent Democratic members of Congress chose to either resign or run in newly redrawn districts against other Democratic incumbents, with the inevitability of one being knocked out.

Multiple efforts were made to stop the law from going into effect, including several dozen Texas House Democrats absconding for more than two weeks to halt legislative business last summer. After they returned, the bill passed and Gov. Greg Abbott signed it into law. Multiple groups sued and lost, and the law went into effect, The Center Square reported.

On Tuesday, voters cast ballots in newly redrawn districts st...