A controversial Republican redistricting bill is expected to face a delay in the Texas Senate when a state senator from Houston launches a filibuster ahead of its final vote.Democratic state Sen. Carol Alvarado announced Friday her plans to filibuster the proposed congressional maps,

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has promised to sign a new congressional voting map designed to help Republicans maintain their slim majority in Congress.

The Republican-controlled Texas state Senate passed the party’s new congressional maps late Friday, completing a legislative odyssey that included significant Democratic delays and sparked a nationwide scramble over redistricting in the process.