Federal judges block Texas from using redrawn congressional map

A panel of federal judges blocked Texas from using a newly drawn map for the state’s congressional districts on Tuesday.

“The public perception of this case is that it’s about politics. 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,” the ruling states.

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