Texas House of Representatives selects redistricting committee members

AUSTIN (KXAN) — 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 committee has under a month to agree on a redrawn map of congressional districts, in order to meet one of Texas Governor Greg Abbott's goals for the session. It's also a request from President Donald Trump, who asked the Texas GOP to redraw its map in order to...