Texas Court Erases GOP Edge in National Redistricting Battle

Court order on Texas redistricting forces election officials, county parties to scramble—again

Texas officials preparing for elections under new congressional maps must quickly reverse course because of a federal court order blocking the use of the maps. By � Natalia Contreras �for� Votebeat ...

Court order on Texas redistricting forces election officials, county parties to scramble

Texas election administrators face tight deadlines to comply with court-ordered changes.

Texas redistricting order leaves election admins scrambling

Texas officials preparing for elections under new congressional maps must quickly reverse course because of a federal court order blocking the use of the maps.

Texas Republicans started a national redistricting arms race. They may be losing.

By Gabby Birenbaum, The Texas Tribune November 19, 2025 Earlier this year, after the Texas Legislature passed a new congressional map engineered to net five extra GOP seats, Republicans in Texas and across the country were triumphant. The first shot in a brewing redistricting arms race had been fired at the behest of President Donald Trump, who was also looking to Republican legislatures in Indiana and Missouri to take up similar redraws. And wh…

Texas court erases GOP edge in national redistricting battle

With Texas’ new map blocked by a federal court, California Democrats are emerging victorious — though the Supreme Court has yet to weigh in.

Texas Republicans started a national redistricting arms race. They may be losing

Earlier this year, after the Texas Legislature passed a new congressional map engineered to net five extra GOP seats, Republicans in Texas and across the country were triumphant. The first shot in a brewing redistricting arms race had been fired at the behest of President Donald Trump, who was also looking to Republican legislatures in Indiana and Missouri to take up similar redraws. And while Democratic governors were sympathetic about calls to…