A panel of federal judges in Texas on Tuesday blocked the state’s new GOP-favored House map from being used ahead of the 2026 midterms, dealing a massive blow to Republicans who aim to pick up seats in the House next year.
In a 2-1 vote, the panel ordered Texas Republicans to use the congressional lines they had in place before they redistricted earlier this year. The proposed new map would have offered Republicans up to five pickup opportunities in the House in 2026.
The Hill reports:
“The public perception of this case is that it’s about politics,” U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Brown wrote for the majority.
“To be sure, politics played a role in drawing the 2025 Map,” he continued. “But it was much more than just politics. Substantial evidence shows that Texas racially gerrymandered the 2025 Map.”
The ruling leaves Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) and state Republicans free to appeal to the Supreme Court.
The ruling is a significant blow for Republicans, who moved to redraw the Texas map earlier this year. That move kicked off a national redistricting arms race, with California Democrats quickly moving to counter the Texas GOP with their own redrawn maps.
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What difference does it make? There are no more repubs or dems. Politicians are now the uniparty. It’s the uniparty v. The People. It really makes no difference anymore what they call themselves, they are attacking the people and we are allowing it.
Proof… the Big Beautiful Bill that has passed contains Digital ID, and the contract Trump has is with Apple to implement it. Previously, that would have been considered a dem move. No no no… it’s the uniparty.
Great way to get it to Supreme Court where Democrats Gerrymandering will be exposed and Ended!
Meanwhile the ‘federal judges” in Californication WILL allow Newscum to use whatever map ha WANTS!
Texas was responding to the California gerrymandering.