Redistricting typically occurs once per decade in each state following the census. But Texas Republicans broke that tradition last week by proposing a new map mid-decade after Trump pushed them to redraw the state’s congressional districts so that the GOP would be more likely to win more seats in the midterm elections next year.

The proposed redistricting - unveiled by Texas's majority Republicans last week and backed by President Donald Trump - would create five new Republican-leaning seats in the US House of Representatives. Republicans currently have only a slender majority in the House.