Parties gear up for battle over Texas state House

Texas is headed for a high-stakes battle over control of its state House, with the party that prevails getting a once-in-a-decade chance to help redraw congressional districts.Democrats have made inroads in Texas in recent years, flipping 12 state House seats in 2018, the same year former Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D) came within three points of defeating Sen. Ted Cruz (R) in his Senate race.Their recent successes were aided by demographic changes as…