A Donald Trump-backed effort to gerrymander Texas would boost the GOP’s attempts to cling to its razor-thin House majority in next year’s midterms — but it also runs a serious risk of backfiring.

Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Wednesday that tackling redrawing the state's congressional maps would be part of an special legislative session later this summer as Republicans seek to hold on to their narrow U.

President Trump has offered his endorsement for Texas House Speaker and Lubbock Republican State Rep. Dustin Burrows.

The state legislature will take the rare step of considering a mid-decade redrawing of district lines in light of concerns raised by the Justice Department.

State Rep. Tom Craddick announced today that he has received the endorsement of President Donald J. Trump for re-election to the Texas House of Representatives, District 82.

Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Wednesday that tackling redrawing the state's congressional maps would be part of an special legislative session later this summer as Republicans seek to hold on to their narrow U.S. House majority in next year's midterm elections.

Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump, left, shakes hands with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, right, after he received Abbott's endorsement at the South Texas International Airport Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023, in Edinburg, Texas. Eric Gay/AP

Spurred by President Donald Trump’s political team, Texas lawmakers will try to redraw the state’s congressional map to boost Republicans — but some GOP incumbents are uneasy.

Texas Republicans are signaling a possible redrawing of the state's congressional map in a move that's likely to spark legal battles and deepen partisan divides. Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday called for legislation to revise Texas' districts—maps that are tied up in federal court under claims they discriminate against Black and Latino voters.