The legal fight over the state's new congressional maps could be decided in the next week or two.

On Monday, Oct. 6, a three-judge panel will continue holding a hearing that will determine whether the newly drawn districts will be allowed to be implemented for the upcoming March 2026 primary.

Texas Republicans want the new maps and districts to be in place, while Democrats and dozens of plaintiffs who are suing the state are hoping judges will instead keep the current congressional maps in place while continuing to figure out if they violate Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act and the U.S. Constitution.

On Friday, Oct. 3, LULAC, the largest and oldest Latino advocacy organization in the U.S., was among those who held a news conference outside the courthouse in El Paso. The group is among

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