re: How many Dem seats are lost in Texas if they can get this map passed?

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Because the Democrats actually listen to their constituents and recognize this wholly unorthodox off-season redistricting attempt for what it is: a naked power grab by the GOP in an attempt to gain power in areas they do not presently claim

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Don't you think Republicans trying to grab more power for the GOP is them listening to their constituents? I can't imagine many Republicans object to what the party is trying to do.

I do not want gerrymandering in any fashion - if they just get rid of the purposefully designed "majority black" districts I'll be happy -

I do NOT want them to gerrymander to create 'safe' GOP districts - I want that madness STOPPED in both directions.

I want gerrymandering to be something school kids read about in history books.

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I do NOT want them to gerrymander to create 'safe' GOP districts - I want that madness STOPPED in both directions.

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I’m not sure how anyone could have paid attention the last 10 years and not come to the realization that there’s nothing the democrats won’t do to acquire power. You would be stupid to not gerrymander in your favor to the extent possible. It will be used against you wherever possible.

They would gerrymander texas blue tomorrow if they had the votes to do so.

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The danger in gerrymandering is that if there is a shift in voter turnout or voting habits the dominant party runs the risk of losing more seats than they normally would because their expected advantage in each individual district is lower.

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This is exactly right. If the the voters were “Trump” voters instead of actual Republican voters (the Hispanic vote in Texas for example), this could backfire. The other concern is the incumbents with currently large margins have probably been mailing it in wrt campaigning. They could run into issues in a tight race.

I think he’s saying (correctly) nobody should be able to do it.

Long term, It’s only going to breed more extremism and less democracy.

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The danger in gerrymandering is that if there is a shift in voter turnout or voting habits the dominant party runs the risk of losing more seats than they normally would because their expected advantage in each individual district is lower.

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I've read the remaining blue districts will be much, much lockdown bluer. But there will be less blue districts. This is to protect DJT against rampaging democrats after the 2026 election. While it will be nice that they remain that way going forward, this is all about DJT.
Democrats in the House will have to run against each other. And I also read this morning that Jasmine's district is gone (when it happens). We get publicly savvy democrats who know how to get media attention and likes despite their constituent loving idiocy. And they are almost tyrannical. I'm all for this re-districting.
I read Missouri is also considering it. And Ohio is also doing it.

Shocking tarzana a self described expert who hates Trump doesnt know what he's talking about

TX-09: Al Green

Current map: 71-27 Harris (2024), 76-23 Biden (2020)

New map: 57-42 Trump (2024), 52-47 Trump (2020)

The 9th District, based in the south-central part of Harris County—home of Houston—would be altered to an almost unrecognizable degree: Just 3% of residents in the revamped version live in the current district, which is home to roughly equal numbers of Black and Latino residents (around 40% each).

The transmogrified district would instead teleport to the eastern reaches of Harris County, taking in many deep-red and GOP-trending areas. It would also become majority Latino while losing most of its Black population. But even though just a quarter of the district would be white, its typically low Latino turnout would push it firmly into Trump's column.

The end result would be an eye-popping net swing of almost 60 points when looking at the most recent presidential election—by far the largest anywhere on the new map.

source cited

The Downballot

not exactly a right wing webzine

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where it is ok to gerrymander congressional districts every election cycle,

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By law, redistricting is limited to once every 10 years based on the updated census data.

The redistricting in Texas and a few other states is the result of the Supreme Court's decision that it is unconstitutional for congressional districts be based upon the racial makeup of the district.

So states are redistricting their congressional districts to get constitutional for the 2026 elections.

Their previous (current) districts were drawn to guarantee maximum minority representation, such as for Louisiana's 5th district which got Cleo Fields elected and got Garrett Graves' district torn apart.

A case (Louisiana v. Callais) is expected to be heard in the upcoming SC session to determine if the Louisiana districts constitute unconstitutional racial gerrymandering.

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Do states do this all the time in a minor way;

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yes

Either prompted by court decisions or state legislative actions even congressional lines can be altered in periods not following the census

it's not common but it happens often enough