EL PASO, Texas — A federal court in El Paso ruled on Tuesday that Texas cannot use the new congressional maps redrawn this summer.

A three-judge panel enjoined the state from using the updated maps and said that Texas is ordered to use the previous maps created in 2021.

The mid-decade redistricting effort came after President Donald Trump urged Republican leaders in Texas to redraw the maps to potentially create five more Republican-leaning districts in the hopes of preserving Republican control of the U.S. House. This then prompted other states across the country to redraw their maps, like California and Missouri.

This is a developing story.

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