Hours after federal judges blocked Texas from using a newly drawn Congressional map, state leaders filed an appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court.
A federal court dealt a major blow on Tuesday to Republicans' hopes of picking up five new GOP seats in Congress next year in Texas, ruling that the party's redraw was unconstitutional. But the decision was far from the last word on the case.
A federal court in El Paso ruled that the redistricting backed by Trump and Republicans to reshape the map for the 2026 midterms illegally weakened the voting power of minorities.
But the new congressional map in California, which was created in a direct rebuttal to those gerrymandering efforts and overwhelmingly approved by voters earlier this month, is still in full swing.
A list of federal, state and county offices up for election for the Texas 2026 March primaries and November general elections. Here's what to know.