Texas, Supreme Court and Congressional Redistricting
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This Supreme Court loophole could help Texas’ illegal voting maps survive the midterms
In a 160-page opinion, federal Judge Jeffrey Brown concluded that, “Substantial evidence shows that Texas racially gerrymandered the 2025 Map.” The court ordered the state instead to use the map the Texas Legislature previously adopted in 2021 for the 2026 midterm elections.
Hours after federal judges blocked Texas from using a newly drawn Congressional map, state leaders filed an appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court.