<p>Texas will appeal a federal court ruling that blocked the state’s new congressional map, which would give Republicans an additional five seats.</p>
<p>U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Brown ruled Tuesday that Texas’s new map was likely unconstitutional, saying it should instead use its 2021 maps.</p>
<p>Texas Governor Greg Abbott said Tuesday that the maps were redrawn “to better reflect Texas’ conservative voting preferences — and for no other reason,” slamming the court&#8217;s “discriminatory” claims against the map as “absurd and unsupported by testimony offered during ten days of hearings.”</p>
<p>Abbott also called the court’s ruling “clearly erroneous.”</p>
<p>“The public perception of this case is that it’s about politics,” the ruling from the panel of judges stated. “To be sure, politics played a role in drawing the 2025 map. Substantial evidence shows that Texas racially gerrymandered the 2025 map.&#8221;</p>
<p>The case now heads to the Supreme Court. In the meantime, Democrats are cheering Judge Brown&#8217;s ruling.</p>
<p>“The Trump-Abbott maps are clearly illegal, and I’m glad these judges have blocked them. If this decision stands, I look forward to running for reelection in my current district,” said Rep. Greg Casar (D-TX).</p>
<p>“No matter what, we must fight to pass a federal ban on gerrymandering once and for all,” he added.</p>
<p>The ruling comes as Indiana, Virginia, and Florida are also fighting in redistricting battles. It’s unclear what the House maps nationwide could look like ahead of the 2026 election.</p>
<p>“I am working with Governor Mike Braun and other Indiana Republicans, on picking up two Republican Congressional seats,” President Donald Trump posted to Truth Social on Tuesday.</p>
<p>California voters earlier this month overwhelmingly approved Proposition 50, a ballot measure designed to counter Texas’s new map with five additional Democrat seats. The Justice Department and California Republican Party are suing to block the measure.</p>
<p>The Supreme Court is also considering a Louisiana-based case that could shake up maps in the South in favor of Republicans, as there is a possibility that Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act could be scrapped.</p>

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