The federal court hearing that will determine the fate of Texas’ new Republican-favoring congressional map enters its second week on Monday, when the state will begin calling its own witnesses in the case.

The three-judge panel in El Paso spent four days last week hearing testimony from the plaintiffs’ side. Individuals and a coalition of advocacy and civil rights groups sued after the state’s successful — and controversial — redistricting effort this summer.

Plaintiffs hope to prevent the new map from being used for the 2026 midterm elections. They argue the newly drawn districts are intentionally gerrymandered to give minority voters less power .

But the state of Texas argues the map, which its Republican-dominated legislature approved this summer , is simply partisan an

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