More than one million Houstonians could have new congressional representation as early as next year under Gov. Greg Abbott's push to redraw the state's political maps.

There is already an ongoing lawsuit over the last time Texas redrew the lines, with a federal court saying it won't consider any new testimony until after the special session.

Redistricting is one of 18 items on the agenda during the Texas legislative special session that begins July 21.

Members of Congress from Houston are pushing back against a special legislative session called by Governor Greg Abbott.

AUSTIN, Texas — Houston-area Democrats are criticizing a move by the GOP-controlled Legislature to redraw the state's congressional district map following a claim by the Department of Justice that four districts are unconstitutional.

During a press conference on Tuesday, as hundreds of Texans were displaced and entire communities swamped by record-setting rains, Abbott was asked who's to blame. He responded, “That is the word choice of losers.”