Democrats' absence has halted work in the Texas House, which must also approve the new boundaries, for more than a week.

The Texas Senate voted 19-2 along party lines on Tuesday to approve a congressional redistricting map that is identical to a version in the Texas House. The measure, Senate Bill 4, redraws the state's U.

The Texas Senate passed a GOP-friendly House map on Tuesday, putting it a step closer to final passage in the state Legislature. The upper chamber voted 19-2 to pass a new set of congressional lines that would give Republicans five pickup opportunities in the U.