A federal court in Texas today blocked the state’s newly redrawn and Republican-friendly congressional map from going into effect in the 2026 midterm elections, dealing a blow to an effort by Texas Republicans and President Donald Trump to flip Democratic seats in the state.

The panel of three federal judges in El Paso, in a 2-1 decision, sided with civil rights groups that had sued to invalidate the map, which was part of Texas’ aggressive mid-decade push to draw new congressional boundaries at Trump’s behest.

“The Court orders that the 2026 congressional election in Texas shall proceed under the map that the Texas Legislature enacted in 2021,” the court said, issuing a preliminary injunction barring the use of the map drawn this summer.

Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas, who directed state le

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