A panel of federal judges this week blocked Texas’s newly redrawn congressional map, delivering a major setback to Republicans ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
The court ruled the map amounted to racial gerrymandering, a decision that could shift control of up to five U.S. House of Representatives seats and potentially influence which party holds the chamber’s majority.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott vowed to appeal, calling the ruling misguided and asserting that lawmakers redrew districts solely to reflect “Texans’ conservative voting preferences.” The state’s Republican leadership argued the map was crafted for partisan competitiveness, not racial considerations.
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