Redistricting usually happens after the census count or in response to a court ruling. Texas' gerrymandering move and similar ones considered in other states may have far-reaching effects.

The Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives announced the formation of a House Select Committee to tackle congressional redistricting during the ongoing special called session of the Texas Legislature.

The redistricting hearing is expected to be heated following what critics, particularly Democrats, have called “a partisan power grab” by the Republican-led Legislature.