A representative looks at a congressional redistricting map during debate of a congressional redistricting plan in the House Chamber at the Texas State Capitol in Austin, on August 20, 2025. Jay Janner/The Austin American-Statesman/Getty Images

A federal court Tuesday blocked Texas from using its newly drawn congressional map in next year’s midterms, ruling that the map is likely an unconstitutional racial gerrymander.

The ruling, which is likely to be appealed, is a major setback for President Donald Trump and Republicans, who had made Texas the centerpiece of a national campaign to redraw maps ahead of the midterms. Republicans in Texas had aimed to produce as many as five more seats favorable to Republicans next year at the president’s behest.

The court ordered Texas to use its p

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