Federal court blocks Texas from using new congressional gerrymander in 2026 midterms

Texas Tribune ^ | November 18, 2025 | Eleanor Klibanoff Posted on by Miami Rebel Texas cannot use its new congressional map for the 2026 election and will instead need to stick with the lines passed in 2021, a three-judge panel ruled Tuesday. The decision is a major blow for Republicans, in Texas and nationally, who pushed through this unusual mid-decade redistricting at the behest of President Donald Trump. They were hoping the new map would yield control of 30 of the state’s 38 congressional districts up from the 25 they currently hold and help protect the narrow GOP majority in the U. S. House. “The public perception of this case is that it’s about politics,” U. S. Judge Jeffrey Brown, a Trump appointee, wrote in the ruling striking down the new lines. “To be sure, politics played a role in drawing the 2025 Map. But it was much more than just politics. Substantial evidence shows that Texas racially gerrymandered the 2025 Map.” Brown ordered that the 2026 congressional election “shall proceed under the map that the Texas Legislature enacted in 2021.” The case will likely be appealed to the U. S. Supreme Court, but time is short: Candidates only have until Dec. 8 to file for the upcoming election. (Excerpt) Read more at texastribune. org . TOPICS: Miscellaneous KEYWORDS: congress; texas Click here: to donate by Credit Card Or here: to donate by PayPal Or by mail to: Free Republic, LLC PO Box 9771 Fresno, CA 93794 Thank you very much and God bless you. 1 posted on by Miami Rebel Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by.
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