A three-judge panel at the federal court in El Paso will begin a hearing on Wednesday to determine if the state's new Congressional maps are constitutional .

Plaintiffs, including Democratic lawmakers, are hoping to block the newly drawn Congressional maps approved by Texas Republicans during last month's special session.

The plaintiffs say Republicans are violating the Constitution and the Voting Rights Act because they used race when drawing up these new Congressional districts.

The State of Texas and Republicans deny that and say they only considered partisan gain with the goal of winning five new seats.

Redistricting under scrutiny

During a virtual news conference on Monday, Marina Jenkins, the Executive Director of the National Redistricting Foundation, which is helping plain

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