It's the Brian Lairn Show on WNYC. I'm Bridget Bergen, senior reporter in the WNYC and Gothamist Newsroom.

Filling in for Brian this week. Good morning, everyone. I hope you're enjoying the

slightly less humid weather. Coming up later on this show, we'll talk about the charter revision

questions that will be on city voters' ballots this fall, mostly related to changing the timing

of municipal elections and building housing. The mayor and the city council are at odds over the

question, so we're going to

hear about why. Plus, the FDA may be changing the guidelines on hormone replacement therapy for

menopause symptoms and why it's controversial. And we'll wrap today's show with a conversation

about why it's a good idea to have your kids do some chores, like the dishes and laundry. Even, especially for

those on the younger side, helping can sometimes mean more work for parents. Parents of little kids,

I think you know what I mean. But today we're going to start our conversation about the ways

President Trump is hoping to pick up some Republican seats in the U.S. House of Representatives,

and it involves redrawing the congressional map.

Now, here in New York State, lawmakers are constitutionally restricted for mid-decade redistricting,

but that's not the case in other parts of the country.

In Texas, Governor Greg

Abbott convened a special session of the state legislature yesterday, and high on lawmakers'

to-do list is redrawing the state congressional map. So just how many seats are in play and

what else could happen? Joining me now to answer those questions and more is Matthew Choi, co-writer of the Washington

Post's early brief politics newsletter, and previously the Washington correspondent and

Bureau Chief for the Texas Tribune.

Matthew, welcome to WNYC.

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