Texas lawmakers will be able to draw more aggressively partisan maps for the state House, Senate and education board when they return in 2027.

Twenty-five campers, two counselors and the Hill Country Christian camp’s executive director died in a devastating 2025 flood. Families of victims had criticized plans to reopen.

Hasty, known statewide for his evocative political conversations, is described by his friends as “open-minded and respectful.”