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AUSTIN -- A federal court Tuesday blocked Texas from using its newly drawn congressional map in next year’s midterms, ruling that the map is likely an unconstitutional racial gerrymander.

The ruling is a major setback for President Donald Trump and Republicans, who had made Texas the centerpiece of a national campaign to redraw maps ahead of the midterms. Texas announced it would appeal.

The court ordered Texas to use its previous map, which the state enacted after the 2020 census.

If the ruling stands, Republicans could end up on the losing end of the mid-decade redistricting fight they started.

The new Texas map aimed to help Republicans flip five Democratic House seats next year, and it kicked off a rus

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