Federal Court Blocks Red State’s New Congressional Map In Crushing Blow To GOP

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Federal Court Blocks Red State’s New Congressional Map In Crushing Blow To GOP

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By Staff
November 17, 2025

Texas’ brand-new congressional map just got blocked after a three-judge federal panel ruled Tuesday that the state cannot use it for the 2026 elections.

The ruling is a serious setback for Republicans in Austin and Washington who had counted on the mid-decade redraw, pushed by President Donald Trump, to lock down as many as 30 of Texas’ 38 House seats and help protect the party’s narrow majority in Congress.

The map passed the GOP-led Legislature in August, and Gov. Greg Abbott quickly signed it into law. Civil rights groups immediately sued, arguing that lawmakers intentionally weakened the voting power of black and Hispanic Texans and created racially gerrymandered districts. During a nine-day hearing in El Paso earlier this month, the groups urged the judges to shelve the new map until a full trial.

It is not clear whether the state has any realistic legal path to revive the map before 2026. Voting rights lawsuits are handled by two district judges and one circuit judge, and appeals go directly to the U.S. Supreme Court.

The decision lands in the middle of Texas’s monthlong candidate filing period for the March primaries. The deadline is Dec. 8.

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[berdie]

I wonder if the ruling would have been the same if it benefited Dems.

[libertybele]

I wonder if the ruling would have been the same if it benefited Dems.

I think we all know the answer to that -- the SOB's.

[Free Vulcan]

Figured they'd use the VRA to knock it down. It gives an unfair advantage to blue states in redistricting and I hope SCOTUS will strike it down.