A three-judge federal panel ruled on Tuesday that Texas cannot use the Republican-drawn redistricting map designed to boost Republican chances in the 2026 midterm elections.
Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed the new map into law in August, which would add up to five additional House seats for the Republican Party in the midterms, The Texas Tribune reported. However, the 2-1 Tuesday ruling asserts the map was “racially gerrymandered.”
A judge appointed by President Donald Trump joined a judge appointed by former President Obama in the ruling. A judge appointed by former President Ronald Reagan dissented.
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“The public perception of this case is that it’s about politics. To be sure, politics played a role in drawing the 2025 Map,” the ruling said. “But it was
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