After weeks of partisan fighting, the Texas Senate approved a new congressional map and sent the plan to Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk early Saturday morning. NewsNation’s Xavier Walton has the latest developments.

Texas' proposed congressional map changes how residents across the state can be heard in Washington, while removing voting power from people in the state's urban centers — many of whom are Black and Latino voters.

The Texas Senate on Saturday approved new congressional maps drawn to help Republicans win as many as five more House seats in next year’s midterm elections.