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Federal Court Delivers a Big Blow to GOP Prospects for Holding the House

Rick Moran : Nov 19, 2025  PJ Media

"This ruling is clearly erroneous and undermines the authority the US Constitution assigns to the Texas Legislature by imposing a different map by judicial edict." -Gov. Greg Abbott

[PJMedia.com] A three-judge federal panel ruled that the redrawn Texas congressional redistricting map was "racial gerrymandering" and ordered the state to use 2021 maps for the midterm elections. (Image: Pixabay)

Since it's a federal voting rights case, the only appeal is to the Supreme Court. It's unclear whether the high court will have time to rule before the 2026 primary filing deadline next month.

"Any claim that these maps are discriminatory is absurd and unsupported by the testimony offered during ten days of hearings," Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, said in a statement. "This ruling is clearly erroneous and undermines the authority the US Constitution assigns to the Texas Legislature by imposing a different map by judicial edict."

Texas state law allows for partisan gerrymandering. Republicans claimed that the map was being redrawn to give them a partisan advantage and to "better reflect Texans' conservative voting preferences—and for no other reason," said the governor. The Supreme Court ruled in 2019 that the courts could not intervene if a map was drawn to give one side a partisan advantage... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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