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Federal court to hear case challenging Texas’ new congressional map ahead of midterm elections
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Houston Public Media
Civil rights groups argue that the state’s mid-decade congressional redistricting plan amounts to racial gerrymandering, making it unconstitutional.
They’re seeking an injunction to block it from taking effect before congressional candidates have to register for the 2026 midterm elections.
U.S. General Services AdministrationA federal court in El Paso will hear arguments Wednesday in a lawsuit challenging Texas' mid-decade round of congressional redistricting.
Greg Abbott, with the explicit aim of flipping five Democrat-held congressional districts into the Republican column.
The filing period for 2026 Texas congressional candidates begins Nov. 8 and ends Dec. 8.