Redistricting

The three-judge panel blocked Texas’ 2025 congressional map in a 2-1 decision.

Candidate filing has already begun for some congressional seats that may now be invalid.

Opponents of Republicans’ new county commissioner precincts appealed after a district judge denied their request for a preliminary injunction.

The decision will have implications on Texas’ own redistricting case, which is ongoing.

The outcome of this case will determine whether Texas’ new congressional map is used for the 2026 midterm elections.

The outcome of this case will determine whether Texas’ new congressional map is used for the 2026 midterm elections.

The case is set to determine whether Texas’ new congressional boundaries may be used in the 2026 elections.

Witnesses called by the State affirmed that the map was driven by partisan factors, not racial ones.

Adam Kincaid testified that he did not take race into account when creating the new congressional map.

State attorneys are defending congressional redistricting as purely partisan rather than racially discriminatory.

The State rebutted the evidence.

Multiple map experts took the stand but faltered under the State’s cross-examination.