EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – The fate of five congressional districts redrawn by Texas to ensure Republicans retain control of the U.S. House of Representatives in 2026 is now in the hands of three judges.

Representatives of civil rights organizations alleging the maps discriminate minorities presented closing arguments Friday in U.S. federal district court in El Paso. They were immediately followed by state attorneys refuting that claim.

The plaintiffs allege Texas disenfranchised thousands of Hispanics and African Americans by moving them from traditionally Democratic voting districts to ones a Republican will likely win. This is race-based gerrymandering prohibited by the Voting Rights Act, said lawyers representing the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) and other gr

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