Texas' redrawn US House map that boosts GOP begins a key court test
The new map aims to give Republicans 30 of 38 Texas House seats, reducing minority-majority districts from 16 to 14, according to critics and legal filings.
- The new map eliminated five of Texas' nine 'coalition' districts where no minority group has a majority but together they outnumber non-Hispanic white voters.
- Civil rights groups and voters sued, arguing the new map represents racial gerrymandering prohibited by the 1965 Voting Rights Act and the U.S. Constitution.
- Texas says critics 'cloak partisan fears in rhetoric about race' and the new map gives Republicans 30 of the state's 38 House seats, up from 25 now.
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Federal court weighs Texas redistricting case amid allegations of racial gerrymandering
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- A high-stakes federal hearing is playing out in El Paso over Texas’ newly redrawn congressional map that was enacted at the request of President Donald Trump and statewide Republican leaders. The League of United Latin American Citizens and Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund is holding a news conference amid the hearing to determine if Texas can use the map in the 2026 midterms. When Texas first proposed…
The legal battle over Texas’ newly drawn congressional districts kicks off in federal court
A panel of three federal judges in El Paso are now hearing arguments in a lawsuit challenging the controversial new map of Texas’ congressional districts. The judges’ decision will determine whether Texas can use the map in the 2026 midterm elections.
10.2.2025: Closing the GOP Primary?
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Texas is accused of racial motives in redrawing congressional maps
Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for Votebeat Texas’ free newsletter here.This story was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues.EL PASO, Texas — When Texas first proposed redrawing its congressional map earlie…
A key court test begins for Texas' redrawn US House map that boosts the GOP - The Morning Sun
A panel of federal judges began considering Wednesday whether Texas can use a redrawn congressional map that boosts Republicans and launched an expanding redistricting battle ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. The case in an El Paso courtroom is the first test of Texas' new map. Republican state lawmakers quickly redrew the lines this summer to give the GOP five more seats at the urging of President Donald Trump in an effort to preserve the sl…
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