A FEDERAL Court Has Halted Texas From Using A Newly Drawn Congressional Map That Aimed To Shift Several Democratic-Held U.S. House Seats To The Republican Party In The 2026 Midterm Elections. The Court Found That Governor Greg Abbott Improperly Directed Lawmakers To Draw The New Boundaries Based On Race, Violating Federal Law.
In A 2–1 Decision, The Three-Judge Panel Delivered A Significant Setback To Texas Republicans, Who Had Been Encouraged By Former President Donald Trump To Revise District Lines To Increase The Number Of GOP-Held Seats And Safeguard The Party’s Narrow Majority In The U.S. House Of Representatives. Governor Abbott Dismissed The Ruling As “Absurd” And Immediately Filed A Notice Of Appeal To The U.S. Supreme Court.
Texas’ Attempt To Introduce A Revised Map—One That Could Have Shifted Up To Five Democratic Seats Into Republican Control—Ignited A Broader National Battle Over Redistricting. Similar Partisan Struggles Are Unfolding Across States Controlled By Both Republican And Democratic Leadership As Each Party Seeks Structural Advantages Ahead Of Key Elections.
However, The U.S. District Court For The Western District Of Texas Sided With Civil Rights Organizations That Challenged The Legality Of The Map. The Judges Blocked Its Implementation And Ordered Texas To Use Its Existing 2021 Congressional Map In The Upcoming Elections.
Under The 2021 District Boundaries, Republicans Currently Hold 25 Of Texas’ 38 U.S. House Seats. With The Court’s Decision, Those Political Lines Will Remain In Place For At Least The 2026 Election Cycle Unless Overturned By The Supreme Court.
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