Aug. 29 (UPI) -- Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday signed legislation for a new congressional map in the state in an attempt to add five GOP seats in the U.S. House for the 2026 midterm elections. The border-changing in the Lone Star state has triggered efforts in other states to redraw their maps, including Democrat-dominant California, the largest state ahead of Texas. Early Saturday , the Texas Senate sent the legislation to the governor for the new redistricting maps, three days