AUSTIN (Nexstar) -- Over the weekend, candidates for races at the local, state, and federal level began officially filing to have their name placed on the ballot in the upcoming March primary election. But a lawsuit over the legality of newly drawn congressional districts have some candidates delaying their official entrance into races.

State Republicans successfully redrew congressional maps over the summer to give their party an advantage to pick up five additional seats in Congress during next year's midterm elections. The new map is being challenged in court and a panel of three judges in El Paso are poised to make a decision on temporary blocking its implementation.

The timing of the decision is unknown at this point. Candidates who intend to run for office in March have to official

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