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Texas court blocks Trump-backed redistricting plan
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A federal court has blocked the Republican-led redistricting of the congressional map in Texas, dealing a blow to President Trump's effort to shape the landscape for next year's midterm elections.
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A federal court in Texas on Tuesday blocked Texas from using a new congressional map intended to flip several Democratic-held House of Representatives seats to Republicans in the 2026 midterm
EL PASO, Texas (AP) — Texas cannot use a new congressional map drawn by Republicans in hopes of securing the party additional U.S. House seats, a panel
By Ethan Cohen, Devan Cole, Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — A federal court Tuesday blocked Texas from using its newly drawn congressional map in next year’s midterms, ruling that the map is likely an unconstitutional racial gerrymander.
Texas lawmakers "racially gerrymandered" their recently-passed congressional map, a panel of three federal judges ruled in a redistricting case on Tuesday.
In yet another blow to the Trump administration’s ongoing redistricting pressure campaign, a federal court on Tuesday enjoined the use of Texas’ new map and…
A panel of federal judges has barred Texas from using its redrawn congressional map, which Republicans enacted earlier this year in an effort to shore up their narrow House majority in next year's midterm elections.
A federal court has stopped Texas from using a new congressional map in 2026 midterm elections intended to flip several Democratic-held seats. The plan prompted a bipartisan race to adjust voting areas in several states.
Texas cannot use a new congressional map drawn by Republicans in hopes of securing the party additional U.S. House seats, a panel of three federal judges ruled Tuesday.
A panel of three federal judges has blocked Texas from using a new congressional map that Republicans drew in hopes of picking up five U.S. House seats.
A federal court has blocked the Republican-led redistricting of the congressional map in Texas, dealing a blow to President Trump's effort to shape the landscape for next year's midterm elections.
Texas filed an appeal Tuesday evening with the U.S. Supreme Court after Gov. Greg Abbott and other Republicans publicly defended the map, which was engineered to give Republicans five additional House seats.
A federal court in Texas today blocked the state’s newly redrawn and Republican-friendly congressional map from going into effect in the 2026 midterm elections, dealing a blow to an effort by Texas Republicans and President Donald Trump to flip Democratic seats in the state.
The judges were under a tight deadline to make a ruling since the candidate filing period for the 2026 midterm elections began on Nov. 8 and ends on Dec. 8.
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