Federal Judges BLOCK Texas GOP From Using New Congressional Map for 2026 Elections

A three-judge federal panel has blocked Texas from using its newly drawn congressional map in the 2026 elections, ruling that the map approved by the GOP-controlled Legislature earlier this year was crafted in violation of federal law.

In a 2–1 decision issued Tuesday, the panel found that the 2025 map was racially gerrymandered and could not be used in …