AUSTIN, Texas — A three-judge panel in El Paso is hearing arguments over the state's new congressional map.

The trial is the first major test for the new map, which was passed during the second special session. Organizations, including the League of United Latin American Citizens, su ed over the Republican-led mid-decade redistricting , arguing the new map is unconstitutional.

The new map is expected to help Republicans pick up five additional seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. The push to redraw the congressional district map came after heavy urging from President Donald Trump.

The groups that are suing argue that the map strips power from black and Latino voters. They say the map is a racial gerrymander, which is prohibited by the 1965 Voting Rights Act and the U.S. Co

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