Donald Trump has demanded Republican states redraw congressional maps to help retain House control. Photo: AP PHOTO

A US federal court has blocked Texas from using a new congressional map intended to flip several Democratic-held US House of Representatives seats to Republicans in the 2026 midterm elections.

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The court faulted Governor Greg Abbott for directing the legislature to draw it based on race.

The 2-1 ruling by a three-judge panel dealt a major blow to Texas Republicans who had been urged by President Donald Trump to redraw the boundaries of the state's congressional distric

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